backlog
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A backlog of applications from the UK for working holiday visas would continue to be processed slowly after a record 80,000 applications -- a matter that is under discussion with the UK government, he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The company added that it had a backlog for products serving the data-center market of about $1.6 billion at the time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Drawing on evidence she stated that the department had begun outsourcing its backlog, but that this was in its infancy.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The company saw its backlog grow even more in the latest quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
If one is accused of a lie and it turns out to be the truth, there is a backlog that will last a long time and protect a number of untruths.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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The company said products are moving through its distribution network at or above normal levels as the Marlborough, Mass., company works to fulfill customer orders, reduce backlogs and accelerate the delivery of products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
All say they are investing in extra capacity, working through backlogs and redesigning pathways, and are already seeing early signs of improvement.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Key indicators of demand — new orders, order backlogs and imports — saw large declines in the month, she noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Despite the rapid consumption by Ukraine and multiyear backlogs, interceptor manufacturers have only achieved a modest boost in production so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
When it was blazing freely he piled upon it, and in front of the green backlogs, several of the logs of dry wood.
From Troop One of the Labrador by Dillon Wallace
This is not normal; immigration court is deeply backlogged and most cases of asylum—one of the most complex forms of U.S. immigration—were being assigned well into 2029 and 2030.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2026
The company’s mints, which source silver from local refineries in North America, are backlogged with orders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
Pending approval by the House and signing by President Donald Trump, a reopened government would pave the way for a flood of backlogged economic data and the resumption of normal airline operations, among other functions.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025
This has come up on social media - but so far the prosecution has been prioritised through an embattled and backlogged court system, towards a trial date early next year.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
From Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow
Interviews documented in the police report suggest that a key cause of the backlogging at the lab is a 2009 US Supreme Court decision known as Melendez-Diaz v.
From Nature ● Oct. 10, 2012
But in two fair-sized cities, Portland, Ore., and New Orleans, district attorneys claim that they have been able to get stiffer sentences without backlogging the court docket by cutting down on plea bargaining.
From Time Magazine Archive
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