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 Winnetka launch brings the total number of stores back up to 39, with more in the pipeline.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Rumors also suggest that a Days of Thunder sequel is in the pipeline, starring Tom Cruise, which could help boost NASCAR's popularity.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
For all the rise in the prospect rankings the Giants have made this season, there isn’t a lot of pitching in the pipeline.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Energy Transfer, the company that owns the pipeline that leaked, originally reported to the EPA that 2,600 barrels had been cleaned up from the site.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Rumors also suggest that a Days of Thunder sequel is in the pipeline, starring Tom Cruise, which could help boost NASCAR's popularity.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
For all the rise in the prospect rankings the Giants have made this season, there isn’t a lot of pitching in the pipeline.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Energy Transfer, the company that owns the pipeline that leaked, originally reported to the EPA that 2,600 barrels had been cleaned up from the site.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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