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
The bit of the show that kept people glued to their screens was that the contestant then got an offer from a hidden “banker” for the first, unopened briefcase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Despite several security violations over the years, including leaving a briefcase full of classified information on a subway, Ames was then sent to Mexico City in 1981.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
A briefcase in each hand, Ellsberg walked into Senator Fulbright’s office and sat on the sofa.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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
The injury to Lee's jugular vein, though requiring extensive surgery, was not critical - but he now campaigns behind bulletproof glass, wearing a bulletproof vest, surrounded by agents carrying ballistic briefcases.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
Several men and one woman, all wearing business suits and carrying briefcases, were talking to the uniformed men.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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