"in the hopper" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1942 September 14, “U.S. At War: Revolution from Above”, in Time",
          "text": "Already in the hopper was another bill, by Florida's stanch New Deal Senator Claude Pepper, to outlaw poll taxes altogether.",
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          "ref": "2009 November 5, Jay Miller, “Activision Blizzard Swings to Profit”, in Wall Street Journal",
          "text": "Mr. Kotick put a lot of faith in the new “Call of Duty” game due out Tuesday and the other titles in the hopper.",
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        "In the process of being prepared or produced."
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        "(idiomatic) In the process of being prepared or produced."
      ],
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          "word": "in the pipeline"
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          "word": "in the works"
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  "word": "in the hopper"
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        "(idiomatic) In the process of being prepared or produced."
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  "word": "in the hopper"
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