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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

That usually happened when they got unlucky and a high-value briefcase was revealed early.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 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 shove the briefcase to the edge of my bed and lay back before sliding the glasses onto my face.

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