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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As projects get greenlit and the pipeline of content begins to flow, Secuoya Studios will be looking to make the numbers stack up with pre-sales.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Cucinelli has repeatedly said over the years that there are no shortcuts to achieving the highest quality possible, emphasizing the importance of Italian craftsmanship and aiming to support the pipeline, necessary to reach this level of exclusivity.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
In addition to both of those disputes, a Native American tribe in Wisconsin undertook its own efforts to reduce the risk of environmental damage from the pipeline on its land and the surrounding watershed.
—Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Some 44 new hotels — or 6,000 new rooms — are in the pipeline across this seven-island Spanish archipelago of the western coast of Africa, all scheduled to pop by 2028, so there’s clear reason to believe the trendline is ascendant.
—Nikki Ekstein, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Cucinelli has repeatedly said over the years that there are no shortcuts to achieving the highest quality possible, emphasizing the importance of Italian craftsmanship and aiming to support the pipeline, necessary to reach this level of exclusivity.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
In addition to both of those disputes, a Native American tribe in Wisconsin undertook its own efforts to reduce the risk of environmental damage from the pipeline on its land and the surrounding watershed.
—Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Some 44 new hotels — or 6,000 new rooms — are in the pipeline across this seven-island Spanish archipelago of the western coast of Africa, all scheduled to pop by 2028, so there’s clear reason to believe the trendline is ascendant.
—Nikki Ekstein, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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