briefcase
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A bigger briefcase was seen as a sign that Greenspan was marshaling evidence for raising rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Whitehouse added: "Bye bye Ted old friend. He wasn't a dog; he was a species all of his own. He's gone to the great briefcase emporium in the sky. We will really miss you mate."
From BBC ● Apr. 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
“As soon as I saw the story, I tried to push it down into my briefcase and hide it,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
When the door opened, and Dad appeared, carrying a briefcase, then he wasn't at work anymore.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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
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
The senator and a top aide, Norvil Jones, listened to Ellsberg describe what he had in the briefcases and why he thought the papers should be made public.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
