backlog
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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
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
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
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
I don’t even have time to get nervous for the first three and do well, but there’s a backlog at the Block.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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