be smooth
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“It’s not necessarily going to be smooth sailing,” said Juliette Cubanski, vice president and director of the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health-information nonprofit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The country now awaits the appointment of a new prime minister, but uncertainty remains over whether their approval process in parliament would be smooth.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Investors are also turning their attention to the 2026 midterm elections, an occasion that isn’t known to be smooth sailing in markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026
That doesn’t mean it will be smooth sailing for AI, as Oracle’s results demonstrated.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
Geyer found Holmes to be smooth and glib, a social chameleon.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
