: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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We have a heavy caseload today.
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With no grand plan in place, Bilas kept working his caseload by day and driving to Durham for games.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Excel can be a dating organizer or a tool for collating a country’s coronavirus caseload, for example.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Business is booming — so much so that Timms, who works alone, cannot handle the caseload and has passed some jobs to rival pest controllers.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Judiciary won’t give up on more judgeships The federal judiciary isn’t giving up on its ask that Congress add more judgeships to address growing caseloads.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Excel can be a dating organizer or a tool for collating a country’s coronavirus caseload, for example.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Business is booming — so much so that Timms, who works alone, cannot handle the caseload and has passed some jobs to rival pest controllers.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Judiciary won’t give up on more judgeships The federal judiciary isn’t giving up on its ask that Congress add more judgeships to address growing caseloads.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
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caseload
noun
case·load
ˈkās-ˌlōd 
: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period
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