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conduits

noun

plural of conduit

as in pipes

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) the major conduit for carrying water to the military base

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as in canals

an open man-made passageway for water water flowed along the conduit to the fountain

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Recent Examples of conduits Securities regulators are cracking down on Hong Kong brokerages used as conduits by wealthy individuals to move funds offshore. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 Federal authorities routinely target South Florida remittance companies that operate as conduits for unlawful money transfers, especially for drug traffickers, because many are suspected of evading bank-reporting requirements. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 However, due to the placement of AC ducts, electrical conduits and other interior components, this lone seat is windowless. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Now 59 years old, Darnielle is looking at both the past and the future, even though This Year and Days are both conduits for memories. — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026 But the outlets require frequent inspections and maintenance when used continuously, which means that one of the four conduits will routinely be offline. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 June 2026 The Del Mar City Council approved a resolution June 2 setting a June 3 deadline for properties in Work Zone 1 of undergrounding District x1A, which includes San Dieguito Drive and Orbita Road, for property owners to install lateral conduits. — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 The conduits that link the pads to the octagon structures may contain fiber-optic cables for communications, Kristensen and Neill said. — Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026 In trying to cut out the conduits, the ECB tread a dangerous path. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 29 May 2026

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Noun

That means homeowners shouldn't start stuffing bread into drains or pipes hoping to solve leaks or other plumbing issues.

— Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
While Nairobi Water pipes and delivers water to wealthy and middle-class neighborhoods, Kibera and other informal settlements all report the same problem.

— Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026

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If time is tighter, the Prague Venice River Cruise lasts 45 minutes and takes you off the river and into the canals.

— Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026
The festival is held annually to celebrate the end of an outbreak of the plague in 1576 and is attended by thousands of people in boats and on the city’s canals, culminating in a fireworks show over the city.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of canals

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After weeks or months of monitors, alarms, oxygen, feeding tubes, blood tests and waiting, a family can finally take their baby home.

— Tim Nelin, The Conversation, 21 July 2026
The upgrade swaps out the ship’s two 155 mm Advanced Gun Systems for four large missile launch tubes.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Definition of tubes

Noun

Roughly half the farm receives water from Northern California via a vast system of aqueducts.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
These properties have enabled the likes of the Pantheon, ancient Roman aqueducts, and even parts of the Colosseum to survive two millennia, while some Brutalist buildings from the 1960s that were made from modern concrete are crumbling.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of aqueducts

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Spicules are tiny needle-like structures derived from silica-rich marine sponges, corals or plants, or made synthetically, that create microscopic channels in the skin to help deliver active ingredients more deeply.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
The strongest brands use that momentum to reinforce a consistent narrative across channels.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of channels

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Descaling and Unclogging Uses Use cleaning vinegar to unclog stubborn drains by adding 1 cup of baking soda to your drain followed by 1 cup of cleaning vinegar, says Dills.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 25 Jan. 2026
Below, San Angelo gives us several methods for cleaning bathroom sink drains, her best tips on how to avoid a clogged bathroom sink, and what to avoid when cleaning your bathroom sink drain.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025

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