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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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This guest channels major Euro-Summer energy with a linen blouse, relaxed pants, and a coordinating headscarf.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Consider this pleated tunic dress instead, which channels the same relaxed, button-up silhouette for a fraction of the cost.

— Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

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Moreover, in recognition of the fact that a person not a nation actually directs the film, the director’s name and not the country’s will be engraved for posterity on the statuette plaque.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
As the plant directs energy to heal the wounds caused by pruning, the rest of the plant suffers.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

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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
The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

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The annual soccer schedule is already jam-packed, each additional 90 minutes carries more injury risk, and most of these players star on club teams whose seasons kick off in a month.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 July 2026
Under California law, conviction on such a charge typically carries up to a year in county jail.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

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