briefcase
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Who cares what happens to the Danes’ precious briefcase?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Prior to the 2000s, when the Fed communicated much less about the potential path of rates, investors resorted to extreme measures such as assessing the size of Alan Greenspan’s briefcase when he entered meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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
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
I hold my breath at the sight of Quinton’s proud face as he loads the briefcase that started all this.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
But sometimes the opposite happened: The offer was better than the average of the remaining briefcases and contestants still kept playing.
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
At a recent rally, he was escorted to the podium by close protection officers, ready to shield him with their ballistic briefcases.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
We passed a few older adults pedaling away on their bikes, balancing precariously on two wheels with their briefcases or bags, their heads bent toward the sidewalk.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
