pipelines

plural of pipeline
as in routes
a direct way of passing along information or supplies an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply

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Recent Examples of pipelines If the choice isn't made strategically, problems can surface a year later—leaving you weighing whether to migrate terabytes of data and redesign pipelines. Kevin Mathrani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Engelschall said the Inland Empire’s community colleges were slow to recover after the pandemic but have begun to rebuild their transfer pipelines. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Emergency and commercial inventories are both now at or nearing operational stress levels, at which point physics no longer allows oil companies to easily pump oil out of storage into pipelines to get it to refineries. David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Hochul, who weakened the state’s climate goals and signed off on new gas pipelines, is again an example. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates have been exploring the idea of building new oil pipelines or expanding existing ones to move oil overland instead of by sea, but those pipelines could take years to build. Emily Feng, NPR, 21 July 2026
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Noun
  • In person or on social media, people were comparing routes, stores and purchases.
    Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026
  • However, there are plenty of boat routes, hiking paths, biking trails and auto tours in different parts of the swamp.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Securities regulators are cracking down on Hong Kong brokerages used as conduits by wealthy individuals to move funds offshore.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • Federal authorities routinely target South Florida remittance companies that operate as conduits for unlawful money transfers, especially for drug traffickers, because many are suspected of evading bank-reporting requirements.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • By the time those outlets finally began covering the protests extensively, the movement had already captured the public imagination.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • There’s no need to worry about outdoor outlets, as the Jackery Explorer 1500 can power such outdoor appliances as electric grills and pizza ovens, mini-fridges, ice makers, also power tools.
    Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Mia Bieniemy, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, was shot Sunday night at their home in Virginia, sources confirmed to The Star.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • At scale, human annotation teams produce varying quality across data sources.
    Lucas Zhao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Spicules are tiny needle-like structures derived from silica-rich marine sponges, corals or plants, or made synthetically, that create microscopic channels in the skin to help deliver active ingredients more deeply.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • The strongest brands use that momentum to reinforce a consistent narrative across channels.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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“Pipelines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipelines. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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