briefcase
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He says he remembers one of the men was holding a briefcase.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 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
I recognize it from the delivery guy who dropped off Quinton’s briefcase.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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
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
At this time of day it was thronged with men pulling on their gowns for dinner, or hurrying to leave papers or briefcases in the common room before moving into the hall.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
