as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed
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Gerard Damiano was a smart guy, a hairdresser from the Bronx who directed Deep Throat and the follow-up, Devil in Miss Jones, which were killing it at the box office, high up on Variety’s Top 50 list of the highestgrossing films.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
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Rovina’s Choice is directed by Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong and edited by Flávia De Souza.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chlöe Bailey channeled her mentor Beyoncé's role as Foxxy Cleopatra in 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember for Halloween 2025.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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While Taylor channeled striking sensuality in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann, Fahy embraced feminine touches in Chloé.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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For years, the majority of the Midwest region’s immigration hearings were funneled through the federal court in Chicago, creating a backlog of over 260,000 cases, according to data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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To date, the insurer has funneled nearly $2 billion into Affirm's collateral pools.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The show, which was slated to be carried live by the network and stream on Peacock, has reportedly been shelved in order to allow Snoop to focus on his gig as a Winter Olympics correspondent.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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After the American flight turned south and the ITA flight continued west, an air traffic controller piped in to clarify what happened.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roofroomer treats the drainage system similarly, integrating a floor drain and piped sink basin drain through the floor of the unit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas elections are currently conducted using two devices -- an ExpressVote device, which is the machine voters use to mark ballots, and the DS200 tabulator.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger has led the race in every major poll for months, including by as much as 10% in an Emerson College poll conducted in September.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Canalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalized. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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