backlog
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Backlog at the end of the quarter was $25.7 billion, up slightly from year-end 2025.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Current Cloud Backlog, a key performance metric, rose 20% to 21.9 billion euros.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Backlog maintenance costs of an estimated £2m at Alltwen, Llangiwg and Godre'r Graig were part of the reason behind the proposed closures, according to the council.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2021
In the past few years, more than 45 bills have been introduced in 19 states that address rape kit testing reform, according to End the Backlog, which seeks to have the kits tested.
From Reuters • Feb. 18, 2016
Backlog Sketches is a large, 16 page, illustrated literary paper, size Harper's Weekly, every issue being filled with the most charming stories and sketches and choicest miscellany.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
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