the pipeline
noun
: the system for developing and producing something
the next wave of products to come down the pipeline
Newer treatments for the disease are in the pipeline.
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To offset the debt taken on by less successful films as well as fund the exorbitant production costs for projects in the pipeline, Carolco sold many shares to Japanese electronics company Pioneer.
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Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Sheen shares that 27 million fish are typically in the pipeline at one time to be sourced to aquariums, and 90% of them die within a year of capture.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The company accused Greenpeace USA, parent group Greenpeace International, and funding arm Greenpeace Fund Inc. of paying protesters to disrupt the pipeline's construction and spreading misinformation about the controversial project.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
During trial opening statements, the company’s attorney Trey Cox accused the organization of paying outsiders to come into the area and protest, organizing protester trainings, and making defamatory statements about the pipeline.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Sheen shares that 27 million fish are typically in the pipeline at one time to be sourced to aquariums, and 90% of them die within a year of capture.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The company accused Greenpeace USA, parent group Greenpeace International, and funding arm Greenpeace Fund Inc. of paying protesters to disrupt the pipeline's construction and spreading misinformation about the controversial project.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
During trial opening statements, the company’s attorney Trey Cox accused the organization of paying outsiders to come into the area and protest, organizing protester trainings, and making defamatory statements about the pipeline.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the pipeline
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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