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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
Most agencies have large backlogs of such requests.
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Byron Tau, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The end of the loophole could lead to significant disruptions in shipments, similar to the backlog experienced at JFK Airport earlier this year.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
With more than $100 million in secured backlog, INCORAGE continues to prove that principled execution can drive both reliability and growth.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
This gave families valuable time and allowed more children to remain eligible as dependents, even amid long visa backlogs.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Byron Tau, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The end of the loophole could lead to significant disruptions in shipments, similar to the backlog experienced at JFK Airport earlier this year.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
With more than $100 million in secured backlog, INCORAGE continues to prove that principled execution can drive both reliability and growth.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
This gave families valuable time and allowed more children to remain eligible as dependents, even amid long visa backlogs.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
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According to the report, 37% of the metro’s for-sale listings are new builds — even as existing-home inventory continues to rise.—
Collyn Wainwright,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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By June, most of NBCU’s Super Bowl inventory was gone, according to buyers, though there has been speculation that the company may have kept some ad berths back in hopes of getting $8 million or bigger packages of advertising tied to its larger portfolio of media assets.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In other words, while Europe continues to send arms supplies to the Ukrainian army, Europe is also careful not to go too far in order to minimize the prospects of a clash with Russia.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Spectrum supplies cable internet to many Idaho communities.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Holmes has an enviable collection of handbags, luxe and affordable, high and low.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
31 Aug. 2025
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The automobile, mortar-and-pestle sign and other artifacts and specimens are considered collection items, which the museum will continue to care for.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Remove wood piles and clutter, seal cracks and leaks, and keep your floors, counters, and appliances clean to prevent pests from entering.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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Making its debut at IFA this year, the Roborock Curv 2 Pro can raise itself even higher than its predecessor to clear plushy carpets or lower itself down for a better clean on low-pile rugs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chicago couldn’t discipline her for the Sky’s next game against the Indiana Fever because Reese has already been suspended for that contest due to technical foul accumulation.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The team announced the suspension in a statement less than two hours before tipoff of Friday’s road game against the Indiana Fever, for which Reese already was suspended because of an accumulation of technical fouls.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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That cash hoard, combined with structurally low equity ownership means retail investors in China could keep driving markets higher, according to experts.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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Neighbors said they were shaken to learn that the killer had been plotting crimes there undetected, raising questions about whether anyone had noticed the cache of weapons building up inside the rental.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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YouTube videos posted from an account linked to Westman show a cache of weapons with racist, homophobic, antisemitic and hateful language against Muslims and other minority groups.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, after the Biden administration tapped into shell stockpiles to send to Ukraine, this source has dried up, too.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
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The international community placed a weapons embargo on both the Serbian and Bosnian military forces, but Serbia had access to the robust army and weapons stockpiles of the former Yugoslavia.—
Seema Jilani
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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