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channelized

verb

past tense of channelize

as in channeled

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway channelized all of his resources into winning that state's crucial primary

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The Czech Republic channelled their inner Premier League influence to score from a throw-in, while Korea’s equaliser by Hwang In-beom came at the end of a 25-pass move.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
These entrepreneurs channeled profound adversity into solutions that now help countless others.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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Hochul, in signing the order, directed the Department of Public Service (DPS) to consider creating the fund to help support the procurement of a clean energy supply and establish an insurance pool to protect against large loads.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The 2000s megacomic Dane Cook will star in an upcoming horror short directed by wunderkind Obsession director Barker’s father, Jeff Barker, per The Hollywood Reporter.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 July 2026

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Instead of raising expensive new money from outside investors, parent companies extracted equity from their nonbank subsidiaries and funneled it into their commercial bank arms.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Wealthy donors have largely flocked to Bronin’s and Larson’s campaigns, both as individual contributors or funneled through political action committees.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

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Along with Nyong’o, celebrities like Meryl Streep, Katy Perry and Millie Bobby Brown have carried the brand’s clutches.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Short cruises have carried a party reputation for years, as noted earlier, but the format has always been broader than its loudest examples.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026

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The surveillance program remains active, and mosquito control operations are being conducted in areas the virus activity has been detected.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The first and most important thing to remember is that both people — but especially Bellingham — will have conducted their post-match duties in a state of physical and emotional exhaustion.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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