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canalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of canalize

as in channels

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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On finance, Europe does not lack money but channels it through a byzantine set of EU instruments, member-state agencies, development banks, and changing flagship initiatives.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
John Steinbeck wrote Cathy Ames, the antagonist of his novel East of Eden, as the embodiment of original sin, and in Zoe Kazan’s Netflix adaptation, Florence Pugh deftly channels the character’s ambition and cynicism.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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One of the leading proponents of an energy-centric view of disease is Martin Picard, a biologist who directs the Mitochondrial Psychobiology Group at Columbia University.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Instead, the Gables mayor has the same voting powers as the rest of the commission, which acts like a board of directors for the city and directs the city manager, who is like the city’s CEO, to take certain actions through majority votes.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

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Available CabinWatch lets parents see rear passengers on the dashboard screen, while CabinTalk pipes the driver’s voice through rear speakers or connected headphones.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which pipes fresh water from the mainland throughout the Keys, said in a statement that the break happened on Conch Key, which is about 14 miles north of the Middle Keys city of Marathon.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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