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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Russia Has Become the Junior Partner For Moscow, the pipeline cements its subordinate role in its partnership with China.
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Overreliance on technology threatens to sever the pipeline that develops future experts, leaving critical gaps in both skills and perspective.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Also in the pipeline is the upcoming series The Huntress, created by David Zanardi (Sixteen) and executive-produced by Zanardi, Shanyn Maguire (Palindrome), and Metcalf, who will also serve as showrunner.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The next morning, Dermish noticed new gas flares, presumably lit to release pressure in the pipeline network by burning excess gas.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Overreliance on technology threatens to sever the pipeline that develops future experts, leaving critical gaps in both skills and perspective.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Also in the pipeline is the upcoming series The Huntress, created by David Zanardi (Sixteen) and executive-produced by Zanardi, Shanyn Maguire (Palindrome), and Metcalf, who will also serve as showrunner.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The next morning, Dermish noticed new gas flares, presumably lit to release pressure in the pipeline network by burning excess gas.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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