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Just to clarify, the flying object was the briefcase, not the classmate.
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Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Background players in period costume — an ill-fitting brown suit, a longshoreman’s jacket (no berets, thankfully) — walked back and forth holding a briefcase, a cigarette and a shopping bag (no baguettes, thankfully).
—Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Between us lies a hefty metal briefcase containing nine composition books.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1944: Col. Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Nazi leader Adolf Hitler but failed as a briefcase bomb injured but did not kill the dictator.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Background players in period costume — an ill-fitting brown suit, a longshoreman’s jacket (no berets, thankfully) — walked back and forth holding a briefcase, a cigarette and a shopping bag (no baguettes, thankfully).
—Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Between us lies a hefty metal briefcase containing nine composition books.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1944: Col. Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Nazi leader Adolf Hitler but failed as a briefcase bomb injured but did not kill the dictator.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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“Briefcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefcase. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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briefcase
noun
brief·case
ˈbrēf-ˌkās 
: a flat case for carrying papers or books
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