sail through
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Ellison was confident his proposed Warner takeover would sail through its regulatory clearances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Navy access to the Gulf if it decides to sail through the strait, analysts and former senior military commanders say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
In each case, their writing would sail through a detector.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
About 3,000 or so ships usually sail through the strait each month.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Most will sail through from cradle to grave with a conscience clean as snow.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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