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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Going forward, any impacts would be mitigated before and during construction as well as each successive time Eversource re-enters for work on the pipeline. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026 This is the context behind the pipeline currently being architected by EDENA Capital Partners. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 Benjamin Hertz-Shargel, global head of Grid Edge at Wood Mackenzie, said that there is a massive amount of data center projects in the pipeline. Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 In the end, no mention was made of the pipeline issue, and the statement was approved on Thursday by 25 leaders, without Fico and Orbán. Lorne Cook, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026 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 31 Mar. 2026.

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