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 two organizations have been collaborating to design and build the pipeline to provide water and recycled water to the tribal reservation.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Millions of others are still in the pipeline, such as ballots arriving in the days after (as long as they were postmarked by Election Day).
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Massive data centers to power artificial intelligence are proposed or in the pipeline across the Charlotte region, which has sparked debate over electricity costs, water use and secrecy around the projects.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Judging by the current pace and the deals already in the pipeline, the company should easily exceed $100 billion in 2027.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Millions of others are still in the pipeline, such as ballots arriving in the days after (as long as they were postmarked by Election Day).
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Massive data centers to power artificial intelligence are proposed or in the pipeline across the Charlotte region, which has sparked debate over electricity costs, water use and secrecy around the projects.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Judging by the current pace and the deals already in the pipeline, the company should easily exceed $100 billion in 2027.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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