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briefcase

[breef-keys] / ˈbrifˌkeɪs /
NOUN
carrier for work papers
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He said he always had an entrepreneurial flair, selling bubblegum and popcorn from his Samsonite briefcase at Jamaica High School.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

In his "eco-populism" leadership pitch he has linked the climate crisis to inequality and called for radical action, "not briefcase politics", to fix unfair systems.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

He placed the money in envelopes and carefully repacked it into his newly purchased briefcase.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple