as in directing
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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Francis Lawrence returns to helm the new movie after directing the four original Hunger Games and 2023 prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Once a creditor clears the legal prerequisites, nothing prevents them from simultaneously directing a writ to your employer to garnish your wages and a separate writ to your bank to freeze the cash in your account.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Democrat is accused of participating in a scheme to steal roughly $5 million in federal disaster relief funds and channeling the money into her 2021 congressional campaign.—
WPEC Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2026
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The city’s top brewers, mixologists, and baristas have been quietly turning heads for a decade, the best channeling the unique energy and creative spirits of the desert.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Duffy has also put his money where his mouth is, funneling $1 million from his mothballed campaign account dating back to his time in Congress to a super PAC supporting his son-in-law’s congressional campaign, according to the Badger Report, a nonprofit investigative outlet based in Wisconsin.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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The system will operate from June 11 until July 11, funnelling fans from 15 metro locations downtown.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said Osorio-Valencia was carrying a backpack containing a Wi-Fi jammer, a sledgehammer, a screwdriver, a wallet, and jewelry.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Leaving it all behind for a few days and carrying everything on my back reminded me that the best way to connect with nature is by simplifying, listening and observing what’s around us.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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The method for conducting this test is as follows.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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Having the right grip on an object could be the difference between conducting a routine procedure without a hitch or having a piece of that experiment slip away and into something fragile aboard a spacecraft.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Allow mixture to soften to piping consistency.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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Other proposals floated over the decades included towing icebergs from Alaska or Antarctica, diverting rivers from the rainy Pacific Northwest or even piping Great Lakes water thousands of miles west across the Continental Divide.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Canalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalizing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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