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briefcase

[breef-keys] / ˈbrifˌkeɪs /
NOUN
carrier for work papers
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He says he remembers one of the men was holding a briefcase.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 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

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

The briefcase sits at the foot of my bed, looking suspicious.

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

If not many high-value briefcases were revealed then that was good for the player.

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

Oh, look, it’s awards-show accountants with their metal briefcases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2025

A group of ClockWatchers—half of them women, and half of them men—all in matching blue suits, raised brown leather briefcases in an affirmative salute.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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