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briefcase

[breef-keys] / ˈbrifˌkeɪs /
NOUN
carrier for work papers
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The bit of the show that kept people glued to their screens was that the contestant then got an offer from a hidden “banker” for the first, unopened briefcase.

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

And we’re all like, “He has a briefcase with him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

The first thing to note is that it will be Rachel Reeves holding that briefcase for the second time on 26 November.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

From now on, wherever he went, he’d be closely trailed by a military aide carrying a forty-five-pound briefcase containing launch authentication codes and sophisticated communications devices, often referred to as the nuclear football.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama