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Denmark's freight giant Maersk said one of its ships had sailed through the Strait of Hormuz under US escort, adding the transit was completed "without incident".

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Woolas admitted one of his election leaflets had "sailed very close to the wind" and sought to challenge the court's decision, but was unsuccessful.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The original design, made public in 2021, had sailed through the Public Arts Commission and the Palm Springs City Council, and some 400 donors had raised more than half of the memorial’s $600,000 budget.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

The association said the couple had sailed their boat in the 2023 Caribbean Rally from Hampton, Virginia to Antigua and planned to spend the winter cruising the eastern Caribbean.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Nightmares of the day Princess Myrcella had sailed still troubled her sleep; dark suffocating dreams that woke her in the black of night, struggling for breath.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin