canal
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Higdon once had to pull a calf from the birth canal of its mother during a complex delivery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"The situation with low flows can be exacerbated because of lock misuse, plus the ageing nature of the canal network, where water naturally seeps away from the canal," the statement continued.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Howles, who is not a boater but describes herself as a canal lover, said both existing canals and those being restored needed protection.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The canal is busier than ever, with traffic rising more than 5% in annual terms in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
James intended to return to the canal as soon as he was strong enough.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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These are the standard ingredients of bubbles from canals and railroads to the Great British Bicycle Bubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Surrounded at the rally by about 90 of the last remaining working boats on England's canals, Samuel West recalled childhood holidays on the "cut".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
If you’ve ever fancied a gondola ride through Venice’s famous canals, now might be the time—many Americans have already grasped the opportunity this summer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Cities and towns will also get more from the federal canals that are part of the Central Valley Project.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
There were boats in the new canals, but not in a way that could help.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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The warmth at his heart annulled whatever of chill stole in at the grayness of the canaled streets of the northern city after the color and glow of Porto.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill
Hindu temples, for the many Guyanese descended from laborers from the Indian subcontinent, dot Georgetown’s canalled streets.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2010
And he should never be blocked in: he should at most be canalled.
From The Invisible Censor by Francis Hackett
The canalling is managed by a Board of Commissioners.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by John Mason Peck
The system of canalling is a system of slack-water navigation, but abhors stagnant water.
From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Robert A. Wilson
When I got old enough, and had money enough, I was determined to go west and seek my fortune; for I always felt that canalling was, somehow, beneath what I wanted to do and become.
From Vandemark's Folly by Herbert Quick
We had a good deal of difficulty at first in our canalling, especially in meeting and passing vessels.
From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Barlow Cumberland
Indeed, I never can believe I am at sea at all, on the Atlantic, the passages between New-York and Portsmouth being little more than so much canalling along a tow-path.
From Home as Found by James Fenimore Cooper
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