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backlog

[bak-lawg, -log] / ˈbækˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /


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AST has built a billion-dollar backlog, which underpins its $36 billion market value.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

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

By early February, that backlog had risen to over 120,000 cases.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Once I set up the solar panels, I fired up the oxygenator and let it work through the backlog of C02 that the regulator had stored up.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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