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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In one significant policy shift, Lewis George campaigned on repealing former Metropolitan Police Department chief Pamela Smith’s executive order directing her officers to cooperate with federal immigration authorities for individuals not in police custody.
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The core team includes Luke Osche, Orin Cornille, Bosco Atukwatse, Winfred Nsabimana, Johnson Muhereza, Yahaya Ssemakula, Daniel Snyders and Alex Braczkowski; with Braczkowski and Chadden Hunter co-directing the project.
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Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie looked like Serie A regulars, Folarin Balogun’s finishing was on song and Gio Reyna put to rest any doubts about his selection by channelling his inner Luka Modric.
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On a recent afternoon in Southampton, Kate Berlant and John Early are channeling a heterosexual Hamptons couple.
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If Iran’s atomic weapons infrastructure was destroyed in this war, funneling hundreds of billions into the country can’t be used to rebuild it.
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Prosecutors alleged a conspiracy to influence Madigan by funneling payments to do-nothing subcontractors and other political perks to the speaker and then washing it from the utility’s books.
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Manco only reluctantly starts carrying a gun after his first robbery, concerned that doing so would only lead to more violence.
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One of the historical laws Hawaii pointed to was an 1865 Louisiana statute, adopted after the Civil War, to prevent anyone from carrying a gun onto a plantation without the landowner’s permission.
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The sheriff's office reopened portions of the investigation roughly three years ago, reviewing thousands of case files and conducting interviews with Mansfield with assistance from federal and state authorities.
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The home kit industry is, in effect, conducting an uncontrolled experiment in community-level antibiotic pressure, without trial registration, without safety monitoring, and without informed consent from the populations who will bear the downstream burden.
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The theme continues with gold contrast stitching and embroidered eyelets in the same color to suggest rivets, as well as piping on the heel taking after the interior of selvedge denim.
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Copper, also on the list, has traditional uses such as piping for plumbing, but is also needed in electronics and the automotive industry.
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“Canalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalizing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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