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  • past participle of sail.
  • past tense form of sail.

sailed



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Austria was looking to attack more and brought on Sasa Kalajdzic, who responded quickly with a header that sailed over the crossbar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

What made the discourse even more ridiculous was that the ship had sailed long before.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

Vessels sailed out via the Strait’s southern, Omani lane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

The bill also sailed through the national assembly on June 18, when 216 voted in favour and 42 against.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

A crushed popcorn box sailed across the room and hit the piano player on the shoulder.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu



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