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as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
funneled endless time and money into his misguided pet project
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Recent Examples of funneled
The Iranian regime has made its atomic ambitions abundantly clear, and has funneled enormous resources into this project over the past several decades.
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Ilan Berman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
In 2022 alone, Anthony Carone funneled money to his brother to the tune of $500,000 through his law firm bank account, prosecutors said.
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Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Over three days in the downtown courtroom in June, a Times reporter observed how many immigrants were funneled into the courtroom in groups, and the judge rarely addressed them directly, typically calling up around five cases at a time.
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The same boom-and-bust dependency on the oil industry, whose profits were now funnelled through the regime and its allies, kept the country lurching from one crisis to the next.
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Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
And in recent years, almost all of Nutex’s bills have been funneled through the No Surprises Act federal arbitration process, which is meant to be a last resort.
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Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
29 June 2026
The money was diverted to the governor’s wife’s charity, the Hope Florida Foundation, which funneled it to two political committees.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Additionally, the town maximized the use of revenue from Measure G, a one-eighth cent sales tax passed by voters in 2018, and funneled any leftovers from past capital projects for the Shannon Road Repair Project so that the project could continue to be funded without additional resources.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
To conceal the bribes, the payments were allegedly funneled through an account that Frank Carone's brother, Anthony Carone, controlled, the indictment said.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Ilan Berman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
In 2022 alone, Anthony Carone funneled money to his brother to the tune of $500,000 through his law firm bank account, prosecutors said.
—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Over three days in the downtown courtroom in June, a Times reporter observed how many immigrants were funneled into the courtroom in groups, and the judge rarely addressed them directly, typically calling up around five cases at a time.
—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The same boom-and-bust dependency on the oil industry, whose profits were now funnelled through the regime and its allies, kept the country lurching from one crisis to the next.
—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
And in recent years, almost all of Nutex’s bills have been funneled through the No Surprises Act federal arbitration process, which is meant to be a last resort.
—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
29 June 2026
The money was diverted to the governor’s wife’s charity, the Hope Florida Foundation, which funneled it to two political committees.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Additionally, the town maximized the use of revenue from Measure G, a one-eighth cent sales tax passed by voters in 2018, and funneled any leftovers from past capital projects for the Shannon Road Repair Project so that the project could continue to be funded without additional resources.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
To conceal the bribes, the payments were allegedly funneled through an account that Frank Carone's brother, Anthony Carone, controlled, the indictment said.
—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneled
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King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
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Residents were directed to leave via Mount Aukum Road, traveling either north to Pleasant Valley Road or south to Four Corners.
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Talent development will be channeled through the Jakarta Film Lab initiative, offering training, mentorship and certification programs for writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors and crew.
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Bennett, who turned 2 on May 8, channeled his father during the Masters Tournament’s Par 3 Contest in April, toting a toy golf club on the course while little brother Remy, born March 27, nestled up against Meredith, 30.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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The project also included heavy-ion radiation testing conducted by NASA to evaluate the platform’s resilience for orbital and lunar missions.
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The commander of the NC13 strike UGV company in the 3rd Assault Brigade told the Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi in December that his unit has already conducted offensive operations using multiple armed robots simultaneously.
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Thousands of Brazilian reals, the national currency, were soon siphoned from his bank account.
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More than 100 Labour members of Parliament called for Starmer to step down after Reform UK, a relatively new anti-immigration and hard-right party, won the largest number of local seats and the rising Green Party siphoned voters from the left.
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For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
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The Freedom Ring Doughnut, an Original Glazed doughnut dipped in white icing, blue sprinkles and white stars, piped with red icing stripes.
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