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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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His numerous additional directing credits include The X-Files, Millennium, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, The Vampire Diaries, Nikita, V, The Flash, Once Upon a Time, and Blue Bloods.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 July 2026
He has regularly been seen leading sessions, directing drills or standing, notebook in hand, under the intense Spanish summer heat, watching his new charges go through their paces.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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Caroll designed the interiors herself, channeling the minimal, functional elements of Bauhaus, Scandinavian, and Japanese design.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Lady jacket + capri pants + kitten heels A monochromatic outfit never fails to look polished, channeling classic Audrey Hepburn vibes.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 July 2026

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Bertha’s moisture began funneling into that region in earnest on Wednesday, setting the stage for a new flood threat.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
By late June, surging wildfire activity prompted coordinators to move the needle to level 4 and begin funneling more crews to the hottest spots.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

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Austin police are conducting a criminal investigation with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, as well as an administrative investigation through their internal affairs unit, police said in a news release.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by USA TODAY, deputies with the Porter County Sheriff's Office found Gregory Dolnics dead on July 26 while conducting a welfare check at the Valparaiso home where the two lived.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

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