backlog
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To date, Cerebras has three customers and a backlog totaling $25 billion, dominated by a $20 billion cloud contract with OpenAI to run smaller models, such as its speedy Codex-Spark coding models.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Now they are working on a backlog, while players and their agents have no doubt tried to exploit the time pressure that has been cranked up.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
It would take weeks, if not months, to begin clearing the backlog in the Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
In California’s federal district courts, the backlog remains thousands deep.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
She also had to sort through the unit’s massive backlog of paperwork.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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