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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The School Board directed Hepburn to cut 1,000 jobs for per for the next three years.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Bohlin said the cyberattacks in Sweden and Poland are directed at systems controlling critical infrastructure with potentially serious consequences for society.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In Asheville, North Carolina, an environmental nonprofit channeled the opposition of newer residents into a campaign against the New Asheville Speedway.—
Joshua Vadeboncoeur,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rather than rehearse soothing representations of bodies or objects, the artist channeled crises both personal and political into an interrogation of representation in and on its own terms.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Tens of millions of dollars are being funneled into different sides of a high-profile redistricting referendum in Virginia as voters consider a new congressional map that could net Democrats as many as four seats ahead of the November midterm elections.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2026
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Across the chain, all profits are funneled back into the Navy and help to fund its morale, welfare and recreation programs, which offer sailors and their families access to services like day cares, gyms, counseling and community events.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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In comments carried by the semiofficial Tasnim news agency, Ahmad Khatami said no one will dare to attack Iran anymore because that will not lead anywhere, and the people of Iran will not agree to negotiate with humiliation.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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The collision threw the victim onto the hood and he was carried about 125 feet before falling off the car onto the street, police said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Well aware of price-sensitive consumers’ reliance on LPG, authorities have been pushing for consumers to adopt piped natural gas, including with door-to-door campaigns.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Unlike crude, which can find alternate shipment routes, jet fuel, diesel and gasoline are typically piped from refineries to warehouses.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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When Cuban refugees flooded Miami in 1980 after the Mariel boatlift, the county passed a controversial ordinance that largely banned the use of taxpayer money for programs conducted in languages besides English.—
David Ovalle,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Tuesday that drones and robots had conducted more than 22,000 missions in the past three months alone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Canalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalized. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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