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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Revitalization in College Hill In the last eight years, the College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation has led $91 million in development in College Hill's business district, with another $40 million in the pipeline, according to the release.
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 20 July 2024
And to allow construction work on the pipeline to proceed, a Mexican pumping station must be shut down, typically resulting in tens of millions of gallons per day of extra wastewater into the South Bay plant or the Tijuana River channel.
—Tammy Murga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
As of 2023, 10,100 affordable homes are already completed or in the pipeline.
—Sheila Somashekhar, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024
However, economists caution that monthly data — and especially the category that drove PPI higher in June — can be erratic, and that the unexpected jump in PPI isn’t likely a worrisome sign of any broader inflation pressures building in the pipeline.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 July 2024
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 20 July 2024
And to allow construction work on the pipeline to proceed, a Mexican pumping station must be shut down, typically resulting in tens of millions of gallons per day of extra wastewater into the South Bay plant or the Tijuana River channel.
—Tammy Murga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
As of 2023, 10,100 affordable homes are already completed or in the pipeline.
—Sheila Somashekhar, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024
However, economists caution that monthly data — and especially the category that drove PPI higher in June — can be erratic, and that the unexpected jump in PPI isn’t likely a worrisome sign of any broader inflation pressures building in the pipeline.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 July 2024
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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