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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India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has directed oil refineries to prioritize supplying cooking gas to its 330 million households, risking operations of over 3 million businesses that use its for commercial purposes.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The book was adapted for the screen in 1979 as directed by Larry Peerce, and other stars have tried to bring it to the screen, with Julia Stiles, Rose McGowan, Kirsten Dunst, and Dakota Fanning all at one point involved in various iterations that never took off.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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In October 2025, Martin channeled Paltrow's '90s wardrobe in a minimalist white tank top and an asymmetrical black miniskirt.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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When a strike hits, the shockwave is channeled into these stub tunnels rather than penetrating the main complex.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Amboy fell on hard times after the faster interstate funneled traffic away from the desert outpost.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Putting up guardrails As much as $700 million more will be funneled over the next five years to New Mexico’s child-care assistance program, state officials said.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some of the more seasoned staff, including and especially the indefatigable charge nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa), remember the days before everyone carried an iPad well enough to keep things moving.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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As the driver took off, the frantic mother carried her son back inside the hospital, where teams of doctors performed chest compressions and other rescue efforts, but failed to save him.—
Dave Carlin,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some small grants were canceled, like $14 million to install septic systems in majority-Black Alabama counties where residents live with sewage piped from their homes onto their property.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Electric and piped natural gas bills became the two largest drivers of inflation last year—rising 7% and 11%, respectively, in 2025—and they’re projected to keep increasing this year and beyond.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the raw numbers, the county calculated deaths per 100,000 using an average of the 2024 and 2025 estimates from the annual point-in-time count conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Officers froze the area around the vehicle and conducted limited evacuations of buildings in the vicinity while the department's bomb squad assessed the device.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Canalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalized. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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