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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and I am committed to maximising efficiencies in our system alongside record investment. I remain committed to structural reform which is crucial if we are to bring down the backlog."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The bank sits below consensus earnings estimates heading into the quarter, with its focus on the company’s ability to deliver the order backlog through the next two quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Ending backlog increased for the first time in four years, with the number of homes in the backlog up 2% to 4,398.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

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

Last week, hundreds of ticket holders were reportedly turned away due to backlogs when the museum closed early for a private event.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The proposals triggered an outcry across many parts of the criminal justice world, with many opponents saying that eroding the 800-year-old right to trial by jury would not solve the backlogs.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

He said it is important to reduce visa backlogs and modernize the immigration system to meet the needs of our economy and support employers and legal immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The market for large turbines used at power plants has multiyear backlogs due to rising demand for power, much of it coming from the artificial intelligence boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

We selected butternut for backlogs, because, when green, it burns very slowly and lasts a long time.

From Woodcraft by George Washington Sears

Technicians troubleshoot problems with factory machinery, fixing hiccups that could jam up production of backlogged 737 MAX jets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It was backlogged, so they would fly them in-country to wherever they wanted to go.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 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