sail through
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In each case, their writing would sail through a detector.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
Don’t leave that government ID at home just because you have TSA PreCheck Touchless ID or Clear and typically sail through security without flashing one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
About 3,000 ships usually sail through the strait each month, and current events have left about 200 tankers effectively stranded.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 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
“Don’t you know anything? If I tried to sail around them, they would just appear in my path again. If you want to get into the Sea of Monsters, you have to sail through them.”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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