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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There’s an ongoing debate over potentially different impacts on projects with permits, versus those still in the pipeline.
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State House News Service, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
This was followed by the completion of a product research and development center, strategic acquisition of a high-end garment manufacturing factory, and a multichannel layout with multiple brands in the pipeline.
—Li Jun, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Despite the lack of contact, Mr. Trump has made his foreign policy objectives clear through speeches and on social media, giving the Mexican and other regional governments some insight into potential U.S. policies in the pipeline.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
On a typical day, more water is pumped up from the pipeline to refill the tanks, offsetting each shower or glass of water.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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State House News Service, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
This was followed by the completion of a product research and development center, strategic acquisition of a high-end garment manufacturing factory, and a multichannel layout with multiple brands in the pipeline.
—Li Jun, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Despite the lack of contact, Mr. Trump has made his foreign policy objectives clear through speeches and on social media, giving the Mexican and other regional governments some insight into potential U.S. policies in the pipeline.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
On a typical day, more water is pumped up from the pipeline to refill the tanks, offsetting each shower or glass of water.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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