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conduit

[kon-dwit, -doo-it, -dyoo-it, -dit] / ˈkɒn dwɪt, -du ɪt, -dju ɪt, -dɪt /


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It serves as a conduit between riskier, volatile cryptocurrencies and the conventional finance system, essentially used as an offshore dollar.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

As for the government’s anti-corruption interest, the court was not convinced that limiting coordinated party expenditures was necessary to curb conduit corruption.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz in peacetime was the conduit of about 20 million barrels a day of crude and crude products, or about a fifth of the world’s supply of the commodities.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

The strait, an important conduit for oil and gas shipments, was blockaded by Iran for much of the war, sending shockwaves through global energy markets.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

They were also concerned that I was using George as a conduit to communicate with Oliver in Lusaka, and assumed that the written statement would contain sensitive information.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The Labs also had to figure out ways to create underwater conduits, as well as switching centers that could manage the growing number of customers and escalating amounts of data.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

There’s no evidence that this generation intends to make pining their only romantic activity; it’s more that they are very content, at the moment, to luxuriate in the many conduits for yearning available to them.

From Salon Feb. 21, 2026

“The three primary conduits for sustained inflation are housing, labor and energy,” Dutta pointed out.

From MarketWatch Jan. 23, 2026

These occur when magma pushes through existing conduits, when gas bubbles escape, or when pressure fluctuates inside volcanic channels.

From Science Daily Oct. 27, 2025

This was to seal any cracks and holes, so that a hot agent could not escape by drifting through hollow electrical conduits.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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