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What Buffett meant was that TCM was on channel 256 of his cable box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In a recent interview with Chelsea's club channel, Rogers said that period taught him how to "take knocks".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Leavitt will likely give the president another robust advocate on the channel he often watches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Don’t trust U.S. Navy and don’t use south corridor at all and don’t put your life in danger,” a radio message transmitted on a public shipping channel and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Her fish trap was useless without a narrow channel, and no birds ventured this far from shore.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Broadcasters also lost interest in promoting the show as its ratings and their Emmy hauls declined amid the rise of HBO, cable channels AMC and FX, and streamers, including Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
At the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital, doctors, nurses and parents continually check Telegram channels for the latest aerial threats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
It includes protections for the editorial independence of CBS and CNN, money allocated for entertainment worker benefits and a commitment to negotiate distribution deals for the two companies’ basic cable channels separately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Although the BBC produces a lot of its own programmes, the corporation buys some international shows for its TV channels and iPlayer streaming platform.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The IMF no longer has any trace of her in their records, but their secure channels worked well from the start, and that was thanks to her.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Unavoidably the text has been chopped and channeled, with some swapping of parts, bits of narration screwed into dialogue and events described in a paragraph blown out into scenes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It was so much energy getting channeled into one big opting-out.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
When he sat down to write "Insidious: Out of the Further," the sixth installement of the blockbuster horror franchise, director Jacob Chase channeled his fears over a major life event: becoming a parent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Willing was a facilitator and a beneficiary of government favoritism, Mr. Vague acknowledges, but that favoritism, adeptly channeled, allowed a fragile government to attract the support of wary capitalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It lived in Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, who channeled some part of her grief over losing her daughter into fighting for better gun laws.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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The "polka dot queen" channelled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The money had instead been channelled to new property developments, resulting in hundreds of unfinished projects.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim intends to discuss "ensuring that oil supplies can continue to be channelled" to Malaysia, the country's national news agency reported.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
But she's channelled that trauma and grief into action.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The fear in her voice channelled perfectly with the charmspeak.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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Friedman was, as usual, channeling mainstream foreign policy dogma, which briefly held that constructive change might emerge from the chaotic aftermath of the Oct.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Here, drawing on comments from many readers and channeling my own modest ideas, are suggestions to improve how capitalism works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Though some of the attention on her is “annoying,” channeling her competitiveness into a professional sport was an opportunity she wouldn’t miss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
You’ve been very vocal about battling bipolar disorder and channeling your hypersensitivity into music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Qendrim’s knee was still throbbing, but channeling the toughness he’d learned from his professional-soccer-playing grandfather, Qendrim told Luma he was ready to go back in.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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He has staked his leadership on aggressive reforms that aim to deliver double-digit growth, slashing bureaucratic red tape, empowering the private sector and channelling vast resources into mega-projects.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
In north London, Arteta is channelling Heinze's enthusiasm – and the Gunners are flying.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Over the next two weeks countries will try and negotiate a new deal on climate change, with a particular focus on channelling more money to forest protection.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
The claimant repeated the phrase multiple times, with tribunal Judge Vincent Ryan accepting that he was "effectively channelling the musical vibe".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
But when I write these letters to you, I feel as if I’m channelling the strength that you gave to me the day you broke your own heart to save our lives.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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