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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Cut the investment now, and the pipeline is gone by the time it is needed. James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Construction on the pipeline could mean members of the community must make the decision between digging up their ancestors to preserve their graves or having the graves destroyed in the construction. Madeline Luebkert, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 If land isn’t being built on, renderings are in the pipeline. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Both had introduced a Friday lunchtime town hall — a weekly hour where people could talk through changes coming down the pipeline before and during the transformation. Owen Fitzpatrick, Fortune, 4 Aug. 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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