backlog

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CoreWeave reported a revenue backlog of $66.8 billion at the end of 2025, and its recent deals appear to have boosted that metric to over $90 billion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

New Glenn could launch again as soon as Friday, a flight set to carry a satellite developed by Texas-based AST SpaceMobile, which would help Blue Origin chip away at a yearslong backlog of orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The group disclosed its quarterly orders in January for the last time and will from now on provide its total backlog on an annual basis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers increased dramatically in 2020, driven by a backlog in processing asylum claims and a lack of long-term housing.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Pocock now had a backlog of eight orders for eight-man shells, including requests from some of the most elite rowing programs in the country: Navy, Syracuse, Princeton, and Pennsylvania.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown