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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

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

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

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 fit what he could into his leather briefcase and walked into the hall.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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