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.

Examples of the pipeline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cleaning up the powerhouse More than a month after the pipeline feeding into the powerhouse ruptured while under repair, and being prepared for testing, the clean-up of the power station and assessment of the total damage continues. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026

The success rate within the pipeline of Western anime-to-live-action adaptations wasn’t great, from Dragonball Evolution and Ghost in the Shell to Netflix’s own Death Note and Cowboy Bebop — the latter, like One Piece, from Tomorrow Studios. —Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026

The Ukrainian government says a Russian drone strike damaged the pipeline's infrastructure, but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Zelenskyy of deliberately holding up oil supplies. —Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026

California officials are fighting back, with state parks demanding Sable Offshore immediately remove the pipeline and threatening legal action within 10 days. —Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026

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