backlog
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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
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
Gas engine maker Innio, profitable in 2025, sees 61% of its equipment order backlog from rapidly growing data center customers.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The company has thrived amid the buildout of artificial-intelligence data centers, but its multibillion-dollar revenue backlog poses a contrast to its widening losses and heavy debt load.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Pocock now had a backlog of eight orders for eight-man shells, including requests from some of the most elite rowing programs in the country: Navy, Syracuse, Princeton, and Pennsylvania.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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