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channelizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of channelize

as in channels

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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Created by Chicago painter Nathaniel Mary Quinn, the image mashes up caricatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood into a glorious grotesquerie that channels the colorful glam-trash aesthetics of the band’s late-’70s phase.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
This pick has great movement, plenty of airflow, and a blue pinstripe that channels Swift’s look.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 July 2026

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Make sure every downspout directs water at least 6 feet away from the house—and even farther if possible.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026
Instead of projecting light onto a flat surface, the new method directs laser energy into a three-dimensional volume inside a photosensitive material called SU-8.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which pipes fresh water from the mainland throughout the Keys, said in a statement that the break happened on Conch Key, which is about 14 miles north of the Middle Keys city of Marathon.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

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The annual soccer schedule is already jam-packed, each additional 90 minutes carries more injury risk, and most of these players star on club teams whose seasons kick off in a month.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 July 2026
Under California law, conviction on such a charge typically carries up to a year in county jail.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

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