briefcase
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He says he remembers one of the men was holding a briefcase.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
He said he always had an entrepreneurial flair, selling bubblegum and popcorn from his Samsonite briefcase at Jamaica High School.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
He carried a script he was writing in a slim briefcase, which he’d shuttle back and forth from the brand-new Starbucks down the street.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
And we’re all like, “He has a briefcase with him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
The briefcase slipped from my hand and I was asleep.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Figuring out whether the offer was worth taking wasn’t hard—just estimate the average of the unopened briefcases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
He opened briefcases and huge chests with bundles of cash.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
By now employees with briefcases, obviously managers, had arrived for the day, and her excuses were wearing thin.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
At a recent rally, he was escorted to the podium by close protection officers, ready to shield him with their ballistic briefcases.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
I didn't even know people still carried briefcases, but I figured since he still was, there must've been some pretty important papers in it.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
