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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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The laser accelerated electrons through a gas, directing them into a solid target to create light bursts that generated muon pairs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
From labor struggles and lynching to desegregation, Murray served as the ethical voice of reason, directing Roosevelt to use her immensely powerful position on behalf of righteous causes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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The president has reworked Russia’s economy and political system around the conflict, channeling investment into weapons factories and making loud proponents of the war central figures in the country’s government.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Pop star and Pennyworth actress Paloma Faith is channeling a Hollywood titan’s controversial past behavior amid her courtship with boyfriend Stevie Thomas.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 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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Authorities are monitoring air quality and hotspots, with the government conducting cloud seeding when conditions permit to alleviate the situation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The company instead explained this was likely speculators conducting trades off of arbitrage, where the spot price of a cryptocurrency is moving on a different exchange and is off slightly from where a market maker’s original order was.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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The resulting frame weighs just six pounds without the battery, despite supporting a drone capable of carrying 110 pounds.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Hurling is one of Ireland’s national sports, and involves moving a ball down the field, either by hitting it or carrying it for up to four steps.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

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