smooth the path
Example Sentences
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In a series of 2016 emails included in the Justice Department documents, Epstein appeared to arrange for Axel to help smooth the path to Columbia for Alice de Rothschild, a scion of the banking family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
But it will smooth the path for over 1,500 products crossing borders.
From BBC • May 19, 2025
To smooth the path of new development catering to visitors, the Port of Los Angeles is investing about $1 billion in infrastructure improvements over 10 years, Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024
That can smooth the path to getting a green card if someone has married a U.S. citizen or meets other criteria, Barraza said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
While everyone else was working to smooth the path toward integration, he could be the monkey wrench thrown into the works to slow the process down.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
