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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The cumulative investments are part of $200 billion in investments that are in the pipeline and New Delhi hopes would flow in.
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ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Training physicians takes years, and limits on residency slots and clinical placements can slow the pipeline even when interest in health care careers is high.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Building out the pipeline is one.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Building out the pipeline is one.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Training physicians takes years, and limits on residency slots and clinical placements can slow the pipeline even when interest in health care careers is high.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Building out the pipeline is one.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Building out the pipeline is one.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 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 19 Feb. 2026.
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