as in inventory
a large number of jobs or items that are waiting to be finished or processed
We have a huge backlog of orders yet to be filled.
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Recent Examples of backlog
Holland's employment underscores the chaotic number of subcontractors employed in 2020 to tackle the massive backlog of unemployment benefit claims.
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
As a result, the company exited the third quarter with another record backlog of $34 billion, a 10% increase from a year ago.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
With a backlog of more than seven years and airlines clamoring for aircraft to meet demand that has returned following the pandemic, the strategy is clear - produce aircraft, realize profit on each unit delivered and dig out of the financial hole in which Boeing finds itself.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
According to a report by the CATO Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C., the U.S.'s backlog of Taiwan arms sales totaled $20.5 billion in September.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
As a result, the company exited the third quarter with another record backlog of $34 billion, a 10% increase from a year ago.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
With a backlog of more than seven years and airlines clamoring for aircraft to meet demand that has returned following the pandemic, the strategy is clear - produce aircraft, realize profit on each unit delivered and dig out of the financial hole in which Boeing finds itself.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
According to a report by the CATO Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C., the U.S.'s backlog of Taiwan arms sales totaled $20.5 billion in September.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
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The company itself held about $6 million in cash and $1.2 million in inventory, according to previous court filings from June.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The funds were used to establish a satellite location near the center of the Park-It Market’s distribution area, where the mobile food pantry can restock its inventory without having to drive back to the Cupertino location.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Many kitchen supply stores, such as Sur La Table and Eatly, offer classes.Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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The other factor is the failure of the Biden administration to put an end to the Israeli wars that caused the deaths of more than 43,000 Palestinians by continuing supplies of weapons.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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These quirky pavé Rexy huggies will make an unexpected yet elegant addition to her jewelry collection. 8/9 Coach Wrap Around Hangtag Browbar Sunglasses These chic glasses are absolutely timeless.Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lastly, Diesel has unveiled its Pre-Fall 2025 collection.Essence, Essence, 22 Nov. 2024
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Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The zoo shared a video of the baby calf sniffing for food in a pile of glass across its social media accounts to celebrate her birth.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Latest reports show the region receiving between a half inch of snow to 1.5 inches of snow, with the most accumulation on the northeast side of Central Indiana, near Anderson.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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New snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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The cash hoard has grown as Berkshire pared down stakes in key holdings such as Apple and Bank of America .Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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This cash hoard provides flexibility to take advantage of opportunities, including repurchasing its stock if the price declines to attractive levels.Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The startling multiplication of the contests reminds me of the summer of 2020, when otherwise rational-seeming people suggested that the FBI was planting caches of fireworks in various American cities as part of a convoluted psyop.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Snapdragon 8 Elite cores feature 192KB L1 cache per Prime core and 128KB per Performance core for a total of 12MB L2 cache per user.Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Amid interrogations about production levels and stockpile health, Replicator promises to set the pace for cheap, fast, proliferated weapons.Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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The United States’ limited industrial capacity makes these stockpiles difficult to replenish.Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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