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Among the vignettes arrayed across the background plane are a ship at full sail, another docked and being unloaded, a lighthouse and a sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

“Make yourself at home,” the midwife said, as I hove into the birthing room like a galleon in full sail.

From The Guardian Feb. 13, 2019

“Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA,” the art extravaganza that fills some 70 Southern California art institutions to celebrate the foundational presence of Latin American art in the region, is now under full sail.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2017

Her voice grew gentle, almost maternal—it was like watching the wind drop out of the world, flattening a full sail.

From The New Yorker Jun. 1, 2015

On the fourth day, Diomedes’ company under full sail put in at Argos port, and I held on for Pylos.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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