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briefcase

[breef-keys] / ˈbrifˌkeɪs /
NOUN
carrier for work papers
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George aero-commutes in a glass-domed saucer that folds into a briefcase, and still manages to get stuck in traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

That usually happened when they got unlucky and a high-value briefcase was revealed early.

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

“Now tell me,” he said as he popped open the latches of his briefcase.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

That one got set aside unopened and then six more briefcases were chosen and opened.

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

The guards did not normally check employees’ briefcases.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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