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backlog

[bak-lawg, -log] / ˈbækˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /


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There is a backlog of tankers loaded with around 100 million barrels of oil that needs to clear the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Cerebras’ AI chips offer fast inference, with a $24.6 billion backlog by 2025, including deals with OpenAI and AWS.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Capita said it had inherited a backlog of more than 86,000 cases rather than the 37,000 it had expected.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Alphabet expects to recognize over 50% of its backlog in the next two years, resulting in $231 billion of expected Google Cloud revenue.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 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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