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
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
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
It’s not till we reach the bottom of the briefcase that we find a manila folder so thin it looks empty.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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
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
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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