as in inventories
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 backlogs
The doubling of capex year over year will be beneficial to the earnings and backlogs of so many different companies in the portfolio.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Certification of new conditions has slowed, staffing shortages persist at some clinical sites, and administrative backlogs have delayed care for certain patients, Chevat said.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
This year especially, with major changes to the tax law thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and an IRS operating with fewer people and bigger backlogs, the margin for error is thinner than usual.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Macron has been the loudest proponent for purchases of equipment to be from European suppliers, despite current industry backlogs and limited capacity.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
While the process has long been a part of the day-to-day for clubs around the league, recent rule changes, seasonal timing and government backlogs have made longer wait times the norm.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
These developments unfolded during a period marked by broader medtech slowdowns — from regulatory backlogs to lingering effects of the fall government shutdown — as well as a fundraising environment that can be challenging for early-stage medtech companies.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Contractors have backlogs during cold spells.
—Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Baltimore’s internal affairs unit struggled for years with backlogs, inconsistent discipline and allegations of internal corruption.
—Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Certification of new conditions has slowed, staffing shortages persist at some clinical sites, and administrative backlogs have delayed care for certain patients, Chevat said.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
This year especially, with major changes to the tax law thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and an IRS operating with fewer people and bigger backlogs, the margin for error is thinner than usual.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Macron has been the loudest proponent for purchases of equipment to be from European suppliers, despite current industry backlogs and limited capacity.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
While the process has long been a part of the day-to-day for clubs around the league, recent rule changes, seasonal timing and government backlogs have made longer wait times the norm.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
These developments unfolded during a period marked by broader medtech slowdowns — from regulatory backlogs to lingering effects of the fall government shutdown — as well as a fundraising environment that can be challenging for early-stage medtech companies.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Contractors have backlogs during cold spells.
—Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Baltimore’s internal affairs unit struggled for years with backlogs, inconsistent discipline and allegations of internal corruption.
—Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlogs
Noun
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With silver inventories running low and mine production decreasing over the past decade, many analysts expect the supply-demand imbalance to persist for years.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The company believes that directional borehole disposal could provide robust and deep isolation for many types of radioactive waste, provide flexibility in repository siting, as well as allow for modular implementation adaptable to specific waste management programs and inventories.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, alliances with various European powers shifted and forts rose, then fell into piles of matchsticks.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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That is what remains for much of the area away from the snow piles created by plows.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Minute Maid’s frozen juices — including several varieties of orange juice, lemonade and limeade — will be discontinued by April, with inventory available while supplies last, Coca-Cola said.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The sprint to build these sprawling facilities, which hold racks of humming servers powered by expensive processors, has touched off an unprecedented level of borrowing, pinched energy supplies and brought developers into conflict with communities worried about rising power and water costs.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Louis Vuitton and Gucci are set to present their cruise 2027 collections in New York this May, while Dior has opted for Los Angeles.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Vuitton is plotting a full-court press throughout 2026 around the motif’s origins, with special-edition anniversary collections backed by dedicated campaigns, pop-ups and other animations and surprises.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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These transients have brightnesses in between that of classical novas, triggered when a white dwarf hoards material from a companion star thus sparking a runaway nuclear explosion, and supernovas that mark the death of a massive star and the birth of a black hole or a neutron star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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McCarthy, in 2014, speculated there could be other hoards of coins out there.—
Justin Pot,
Popular Science,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the department was operating on a shoestring budget, employees complained, repeatedly requesting funds from Hanceville’s city council.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cole put together the GoFundMe page seeking funds for therapy and private school tuition.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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That could drive up supply, which could balance out with demand once the stockpiles come back to normal.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Commodities trading houses that have agreed to procure the minerals for the stockpiles include Hartree Partners, Mercuria, and Traxys.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Snow accumulations 4 to 10 inches above 6000 feet.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The cold front is also bringing more snow to the area, adding to piles of snow that have yet to melt from last week’s major storm — the city’s biggest in five years — though accumulations are expected to be far lower.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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