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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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied allegations that his country was involved in the pipeline blasts. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Iran's proxy groups across the Mideast have targeted the East-West pipeline, along with other infrastructure, repeatedly, taking the pipeline out of service for weeks. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 On the performance side, teams can also monitor traffic from LLMs, its conversion and what connects to the pipeline. — Lora Kratchounova, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The two biggest names in the pipeline for an initial public offering of stock are Anthropic and OpenAI. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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