: 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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Within days, the doctors' caseloads tripled.
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Her law license was suspended, but even then she was determined not to give up her caseload.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Arizona officials attribute the plunging caseload to swift implementation of policy changes forced by the bill, including new work requirements.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2026
Despite the implementation of the chip cards, Healey’s office maintains that SNAP fraud is a rarity in Massachusetts, saying that less than one-percent of the entire SNAP caseload has been found tied to fraud.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Her law license was suspended, but even then she was determined not to give up her caseload.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Arizona officials attribute the plunging caseload to swift implementation of policy changes forced by the bill, including new work requirements.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2026
Despite the implementation of the chip cards, Healey’s office maintains that SNAP fraud is a rarity in Massachusetts, saying that less than one-percent of the entire SNAP caseload has been found tied to fraud.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Caseload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caseload. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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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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