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briefcase

[breef-keys] / ˈbrifˌkeɪs /
NOUN
carrier for work papers
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He also did not mention that three men had visited their hotel room that night, one holding a briefcase, and spent an hour there before they helped the prophet load bags into his car.

From BBC May 22, 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

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

After a calming breath, I lift the top of the briefcase.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

For the uninitiated, the U.S. version asked contestants to choose one of 26 unmarked briefcases containing between 1 cent and $1 million.

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 Cold War section includes one of the two briefcases left by Guy Burgess at his London club, when he fled to Moscow in 1951 with fellow spy Donald Maclean.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2025

“There’s gotta be a million leather briefcases in the world. They all smell the same. Like leather!”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein




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