smooth sailing
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As wide of a lead as the Dodgers have in the division race, their season hasn’t been smooth sailing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Our travel columnist Dawn Gilberton’s experience in Lisbon and relatively smooth sailing in Paris and Rome this month underscore the crapshoot travelers face under the European Union’s new automated border-control system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Spain's journey since their 2010 World Cup triumph has not exactly been smooth sailing.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
It won’t be smooth sailing for these companies to get these devices into the mainstream, though.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
It is smooth sailing & I was able to take a much needed rest.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
