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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Greenpeace said earlier that a large award to the pipeline company would threaten to bankrupt the organization.
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Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
President Trump met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday, discussing the pipeline’s future, according to national reports.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Funding freeze has immediate effect The turmoil at NIH has choked the pipeline of grant applications and approvals.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
On a related note, Sheridan’s overhead requires the same; there must always be product in the pipeline.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
President Trump met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday, discussing the pipeline’s future, according to national reports.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Funding freeze has immediate effect The turmoil at NIH has choked the pipeline of grant applications and approvals.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
On a related note, Sheridan’s overhead requires the same; there must always be product in the pipeline.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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