A major star dropping out, especially when signed on as producer and director, has been known to derail a film entirely and ruin its prospects of ever being made.

Source: https://collider.com/silence-of-the-lambs-gene-hackman/

And with hard-right lawmakers empowered to derail spending bills or call for the speaker’s removal at any moment, some worried the chamber would be dysfunctional and paralyzed from the start.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/politics/mccarthy-house-speaker-republicans.html

An escalating immigration disaster is threatening to derail President Biden’s re-election bid and hand the White House back to Donald Trump next year.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/11/battenfeld-immigration-disaster-could-spell-doom-for-biden-re-election/

A player shortage is threatening to derail Narrabri Elevens FC’s hopes of fielding one team, let alone two, in the 2023 Namoi Soccer League campaign as the season quickly approaches.

Source: https://narrabricourier.com.au/2023/02/08/nandewar-motel-and-dreamtime-mirri-score-round-one-victories-as-ndwca-competition-begins/

A proposal of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has online sellers up in arms nowadays as it might derail the development of the e-commerce sector.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/401902/biz-buzz-volatile-markets-blame-analysts-reporters

As the Israeli government fast-tracks its judicial overhaul plans, former IDF officers are hoping that pressure by the Biden administration could derail them before it's too late.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/former-idf-commanders-washington-appeal-biden-israels-judicial-overhaul

A troublesome hamstring injury threatened to derail his title hopes, but he appeared to recover in the second week of the tournament, not dropping a single set against Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev, Tommy Paul or even Tsitsipas in the final.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1727929/Australian-Open-Novak-Djokovic-title-win-celebrations-hamstring-injury-next-tournament

But he said it “won’t derail us” and “the show goes on”.

Source: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23703613.brighton-pride-organisers-say-storm-antoni-wont-stop-us-celebrating/?ref=rss

But he’s too good a writer and too honest a scholar to let it derail him.

Source: https://thegrizzlygazette.com/lifestyle/book-review-the-transcontinental-railway-and-the-rise-of-canada/

But it was all in service of the editorialists’ higher purpose—to derail DeSantis’ bid to “Make America Florida.”

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/04/20/bias-omission-washington-post-editorial-smears-desantis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bias-omission-washington-post-editorial-smears-desantis

Caleb Williams passed for 312 yards and three touchdowns for the Trojans (7-3, 5-2), who have lost three of four to derail their championship hopes.

Source: https://gorgenewscenter.com/2023/11/04/120049/

Can anyone derail Lamar Jackson and the white-hot Baltimore Ravens?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/26/baltimore-ravens-best-nfl-team-lamar-jackson

Congress was thrown into disarray on Tuesday by the rebels’ move to derail McCarthy’s candidacy, with the House of Representatives failing to elect a speaker for the first time in a century.

Source: https://www.kuwaittimes.com/trump-calls-to-back-mccarthy-amid-deadlock/

Delay in ensuring justice to the wrestling champions could derail women empowerment in India, former Lok Sabha MP Pandit Ramkishan said in Bharatpur.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/wrestlers-support-socialist-pandit-ramkishan-rajasthan-campaign-8647749/

Delay in justice to these champions may derail women empowerment in India.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/wrestlers-support-socialist-pandit-ramkishan-rajasthan-campaign-8647749/

EU ombudsman says political pushback against proposed changes must not be allowed to derail them.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-european-parliament-transparency-reform-qatargate-scandal-metsola/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

Gen. Kyanda remarked that unity is the foundation of any military and called for a campaign against sectarian tendencies, mentioning that these derail development.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202305220177.html

Hamas—no doubt acting with the knowledge and support of Iran—seeks to derail the widening circle of peace in which Arab states have embraced normalized relations with Israel.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/news/363597/an-end-to-politics-and-diplomacy-as-usual/

He and his supporters maintain his legal troubles are part of an effort by President Macky Sall’s government to derail his candidacy in the 2024 elections.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/05/27/clashes-between-senegals-police-and-supporters-of-opposition-leader-leave-one-dead-others-hurt/

However, the former celebrity real estate tycoon is facing ever-greater legal problems and is the subject of a number of criminal and civil investigations, any one of which has the potential to derail his own bid for a belated second term.

Source: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/2024-presidential-election-when-gop-b2445619.html