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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Chinese state media reports on the meeting of the leaders Russia, China and Mongolia make no mention of the pipeline.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Google, Club name Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance are widely understood to be its three current customers, with Tan previously saying there are four more prospects in the pipeline.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Policymakers, educators, and employers all influence the pipeline and the pathways available to women.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But getting to that destination will require additional projects not yet in the pipeline.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Google, Club name Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance are widely understood to be its three current customers, with Tan previously saying there are four more prospects in the pipeline.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Policymakers, educators, and employers all influence the pipeline and the pathways available to women.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But getting to that destination will require additional projects not yet in the pipeline.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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