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in-tray

British

noun

a tray for incoming papers requiring attention

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Burnham will face an in-tray overflowing with challenges with little time to make his mark with a nationwide election due in 2029.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Here are some of the foreign policy issues already crowding Burnham's in-tray:

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

One of the biggest items in his in-tray will be the question of how to fund the UK's rising defence spending.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

As well as dealing with the overflowing in-tray of policy issues is the need to be patient facing.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

“I shudder to think what the state of my in-tray would be if I was away from work for five days.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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