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briefcase

[breef-keys] / ˈbrifˌkeɪs /
NOUN
carrier for work papers
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He says he remembers one of the men was holding a briefcase.

From BBC Apr. 11, 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

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

She is a pale, round moth, dusted with eggshell foundation, armed for the day with her banker’s briefcase, purse and remote starter for the leased SUV.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

We would hop into flying “aero sedans” that folded into briefcases and take holidays on an asteroid.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 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

A group of ClockWatchers—half of them women, and half of them men—all in matching blue suits, raised brown leather briefcases in an affirmative salute.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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