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 Wright’s claim that 5 to 7 million barrels per day are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz via pipelines appears to be accurate. David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 In testing on six publicly available scraper pipelines, the ShieldFont authors say that over 90 percent of pages that would otherwise be accepted by scrapers are rejected by the quality filter after these word replacements. Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 One researcher involved in model development told the South China Morning Post that his team’s existing training pipelines depend on CUDA, making a hardware switch far from straightforward. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 Organizations with strong internal leadership pipelines may experience fewer integration breakdowns and faster synergy realization. Blazy Flash, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Take the Standing Rock protests against oil pipelines that would jeopardize Native Americans’ resources. Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 These vital data pipelines, owned and operated by Silicon Valley tech giants, account for 70 % of usable undersea cables in 2026, yet Washington retains the right to restrict where these networks go and who has access. Alex Capri, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 While the companies overlap in oncology, cardiovascular disease and immunology, their pipelines are largely complementary, with AstraZeneca stronger in solid tumors and Bristol Myers Squibb more focused on blood cancers and cell therapies. Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 The war in the Middle East, which supplies a vast amount of Africa’s fuels, exposed the continent’s reliance on energy imports, accelerating efforts to build new refineries and pipelines. semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • One of the alternative routes would reduce the project’s footprint in the Anza-Borrego Desert by about nine miles, and go through the community of Borrego Springs instead.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Gabriel’s routes to points are sensational, with eight goal involvements last season, plus earning defensive contribution points on 11 occasions and 30 bonus points.
    Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The century-old network of underground conduits, which houses electrical, telecommunications and fiber-optic cables, has been operated by BGE for decades under a contract that expires at the end of 2026.
    Bryant Reed, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Relationships are conduits for timely information sharing, mutual aid and collective action.
    Fiona Doherty, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The wardrobes, however spacious, were creaky; none of the typical five-star tech touches are present—no Nespresso machine, no Dyson hair dryer, no in-wall USB outlets, though there is a charging dock.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Citing national security interests, the authorities have used increasingly stringent wartime censorship laws to crack down on those opposed to the conflict, prompting many activists and independent media outlets to leave the country.
    Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Mangione's lawyers and federal prosecutors in Manhattan also discussed a possible guilty plea in his federal case in June, sources previously told ABC News.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The first task is to inventory potential sources of liability.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the process, the river’s water splits into a different kind of network of channels, which shift locations constantly as sediments build up and wash away.
    Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The resulting behemoth would control nearly one-third of theatrical motion picture distribution and nearly one-third of basic cable channels, including 50 of the most popular cable channels.
    Rob Bonta, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Pipelines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipelines. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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