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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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Police barriers channeled traffic toward the crossing, and water cannons remained stationed nearby.

— Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
As Eustis pointed out, these donors no longer represent a broad consensus that is channeled into a civic vision via government support, but that is precisely why the situation feels so precarious.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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On matchdays, supporters are funnelled away from it — directed along longer routes, past new apartment blocks from the post-Olympic regeneration.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The representative directed the Statesman to Costco’s list of upcoming openings, which included multiple stores planned to open in August and one in October, but no mention of a Meridian store.

— Rose Evans August 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026

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The city’s manufacturing ecosystem depends on rough stones sourced from around the world, processed by tens of thousands of workers, and funneled into global markets through trading networks centered in Mumbai.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
In addition to United Democracy Project, a Times analysis identified five smaller super PACs that AIPAC has funneled roughly $22 million into since 2022.

— Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of funneled

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Trump carried Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and then won it again in 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Each would be carried by more than 1,000 newspapers (some, such as the Tribune for a time, carried both) and eventually each claimed 90 million daily readers worldwide.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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Citizen tips and information from Airway Heights police officers and Spokane County sheriff’s deputies who responded to the initial call and conducted evacuations helped lead investigators to Farinacci, the sheriff’s office said.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Earlier tests establish technical foundation The fabrication program follows accelerated irradiation tests conducted at Idaho National Laboratory’s Advanced Test Reactor in the United States.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

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