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smooth sailing





NOUN
plain sailing
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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

Love Island USA has not been all smooth sailing, though.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Spain's journey since their 2010 World Cup triumph has not exactly been smooth sailing.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

It hasn’t been smooth sailing in the furniture space this calendar year as the industry has dealt with tariffs, the conflict in the Middle East, and housing market woes.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

"Then smooth sailing, sailor," he said, and slapped me on the back.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos




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