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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Bad spelling and grammar ensured that most users deleted the message, leaving only the most gullible users in the pipeline.
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Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Imax currently operates 53 locations across Japan with an additional 17 in the pipeline.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
But that uncertainty will be -- will change once a number of deals come down the pipeline.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Average rents are at an all-time high, vacancy rates hover at or below 1%, and there is little new supply in the pipeline to match the demand, especially for affordable housing.
—Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Imax currently operates 53 locations across Japan with an additional 17 in the pipeline.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
But that uncertainty will be -- will change once a number of deals come down the pipeline.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Average rents are at an all-time high, vacancy rates hover at or below 1%, and there is little new supply in the pipeline to match the demand, especially for affordable housing.
—Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the pipeline
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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