briefcase
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I came across a briefcase I hadn’t opened in I don’t know how long.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Who cares what happens to the Danes’ precious briefcase?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Whitehouse added: "Bye bye Ted old friend. He wasn't a dog; he was a species all of his own. He's gone to the great briefcase emporium in the sky. We will really miss you mate."
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
An armored vehicle moved it—or rather moved Ridge, who was handcuffed to a metal briefcase holding the formula—from one bank vault to another in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
There was the “football”—a black briefcase carried by military officers, handed off from one to the other, kept close to the president at all times.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
For the uninitiated, the U.S. version asked contestants to choose one of 26 unmarked briefcases containing between 1 cent and $1 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
He opened briefcases and huge chests with bundles of cash.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
There’s a moment in the movie where you have one of those metal briefcases and you start banging it against the wall over and over until it finally breaks open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
By now employees with briefcases, obviously managers, had arrived for the day, and her excuses were wearing thin.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Packed into one of the briefcases was an even smaller one, just right for me.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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