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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A number of other projects across animation and live action, including a Wonder Woman movie, are also in the pipeline.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
So what's next in the pipeline for a Colts team that has actually been very aggressive in adding talent since the offseason?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
When women step back or are pushed out, the pipeline of prime-age talent contracts even as older men delay retirement.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Orbán, however, denied this, claiming that the Croatian government would need to enlarge the pipeline to meet Hungary’s needs.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
So what's next in the pipeline for a Colts team that has actually been very aggressive in adding talent since the offseason?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
When women step back or are pushed out, the pipeline of prime-age talent contracts even as older men delay retirement.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Orbán, however, denied this, claiming that the Croatian government would need to enlarge the pipeline to meet Hungary’s needs.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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