channels
/ˈt͡ʃænəlz/ noun B1- Formal lines of command and procedure. · I'd love to be able to help you, but you'll have put that request through channels.
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Holmes shrugged his shoulders with a glance of comic resignation towards the Colonel, and the talk drifted away into less dangerous channels.
“Certainly,” I answered, and the conversation drifted away into other channels.
And now, my dear Watson, we have had some weeks of severe work, and for one evening, I think, we may turn our thoughts into more pleasant channels.
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