in-tray

British

noun

a tray for incoming papers requiring attention

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His next priority is the same one that sits at the top of Kinnings' in-tray at the DP World Tour's Wentworth headquarters.

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Perhaps the most urgent thing in her in-tray is still to chart a better path towards dealing with abuse and treating with more compassion those affected by it.

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The couple are set to return to the presidential residence, but this time Mutharika's in-tray will be far weightier.

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Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says there are no plans to play a top-flight match abroad and the idea is "not anywhere near my in-tray".

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He has a bulging in-tray of issues to address.

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