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channelizing

verb

present participle of channelize

as in directing

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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Aster is directing from his own script, with his partner Lars Knudsen producing via Square Peg.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Other than directing a few hundred dollars toward their retirement savings every month, the couple said credit card debt, college tuition payments and inflation have made saving difficult.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

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But one of her first awards for the sort of ventriloquism that would shape her career came from channelling a woman like her mother.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Now, the French designer is channeling that affection for the landscape into ASerra, a new hotel and residential development in Melides with 22 private villas starting at $6 million.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026

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Five of Holy Land’s leaders were ultimately found guilty of funneling more than $12 million to Hamas.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026
The temporary law allows border authorities to restrict asylum applications and turn back migrants if a foreign actor attempts to destabilize the country by funneling people across the border.

— Brooke Curto , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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According to FlightRadar24, the aircraft, which went by call sign SNAKE4, was conducting exercises off the coast of Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
As of Tuesday, election officials were conducting the election based on a different map lawmakers passed in 2022.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

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This one moved from *NSYNC and Drake to Usher and Kool & the Gang, with brass filling stadiums and drumlines carrying the energy long after the opening kick of Week 3 in HBCU football.

— Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Last month, Customs Air and Marine Operations agents stopped a boat about 22 nautical miles from Miami-Dade County carrying 19 people from Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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