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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Roughly one year later, after the governor sent a letter to his cabinet secretaries directing them to bring workers back to offices four days a week by July 1, 2026, state workers again rallied to raise funds for another billboard.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026 -
The screening was followed by a Q&A with the queen of pop herself, alongside directing duo TORSO, otherwise known as David Toro and Solomon Chase.—
Karla Cote,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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The French plan follows SoftBank’s announcement in March to launch a large-scale data center project in Ohio, potentially channeling $500 billion to install 10 gigawatts of capacity.—
Benoit Berthelot,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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But the proud born-again evangelical is channeling the zeal of an old-fashioned tent revival, even if some of his rhetoric falls far outside the bounds of the Good Book.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The airflow path is from the sides and out the back, funneling air not only over the heat pipes but to surrounding components.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Microsoft is the cleanest example, with GitHub, Windows, Office, and Azure all funneling into one another.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Behind him, in single file, trailed a troop of men and women carrying decades-old L1A1 and Lee-Enfield rifles.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The system relied on an 11-parachute sequence to safely decelerate the capsule carrying a crew of four astronauts from over 25,000 mph in space to a gentle 20 mph splashdown.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Johnson County is working with an outside agency to collect ridership data, demographic data and survey responses along with conducting a peer analysis in order to present a case for making the shuttle permanent.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Rather than conducting sweeping layoffs, Karp told analysts Palantir plans to largely freeze hiring and use AI to multiply employee productivity.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline shipped millions of barrels a day to the Red Sea, while the United Arab Emirates has been piping barrels to the port of Fujairah outside the gulf.—
Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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But by using this dramatic white ribbon and just piping a few scrolls on top, your cake automatically just looks very fancy.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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“Canalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalizing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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