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backlog

[bak-lawg, -log] / ˈbækˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /


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AST SpaceMobile, valued at $36 billion, has a billion-dollar backlog for its satellite constellation improving wireless service.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

America’s $30 billion backlog of arms deliveries to Taiwan dates at least to the Biden administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

One reason for caution around Cerebras has been that the majority of its backlog of $24.6 billion, as it stood at the end of 2025, was a single cloud deal with OpenAI.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The backlog of people waiting for a decision on their asylum claim dropped to 64,426 - the lowest level since 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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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