sail through
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The Adelanto, Calif., lab technician assumed his $5,000 liability-coverage insurance claim would sail through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
“PSKY has repeatedly mischaracterized the regulatory review process by suggesting its proposal will sail through, misleading WBD stockholders about the real risk of their regulatory challenges around the world,” Netflix said in its statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 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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