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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

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

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

The briefcase slipped from my hand and I was asleep.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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