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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 The century-old network of underground conduits, which houses electrical, telecommunications and fiber-optic cables, has been operated by BGE for decades under a contract that expires at the end of 2026. — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Relationships are conduits for timely information sharing, mutual aid and collective action. — Fiona Doherty, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 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

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The invite said something like technical alignment, and nobody senior goes to those, because that is the part where the nerds work out the pipes.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Citizen suits, for example, have extracted millions from heavily polluting oil and gas operations, and ensured that lead pipes in Flint, Michigan, would be removed after its water crisis.

— Michael Phillis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

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As Jan races north along the canals, his unwanted passengers force him to confront a reality far removed from his own and to see life from a new perspective.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
In the morning, travelers will awake among the graceful canals and bridges of Venice, with a private water taxi to ferry them into the heart of the Venetian lagoon to explore the city’s many islands.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

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They are fed by the Arrub and el-Biyar aqueducts, which, together with rainwater, historically supplied Jerusalem with water year-round.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Roughly half the farm receives water from Northern California via a vast system of aqueducts.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of aqueducts

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In the process, the river’s water splits into a different kind of network of channels, which shift locations constantly as sediments build up and wash away.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
The resulting behemoth would control nearly one-third of theatrical motion picture distribution and nearly one-third of basic cable channels, including 50 of the most popular cable channels.

— Rob Bonta, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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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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