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The top of my head had been level with the bulging briefcase the girl had tucked under her arm.
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Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
On one of his first days there, his briefcase containing all of his money, tickets and travel documents was stolen, leaving the billionaire entrepeneur to figure out how to use an ATM in a foreign country.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Earlier in the year, the brand also teamed up with Chitose Abe, founder of Sacai, for a collaboration where the Japanese designer shrunk the brand’s leather briefcases and turned them into a passport cover, pouch and Chelsea notebook, all with little structured handles.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
After he was ejected, the coach then inexplicably gathered a personal item — a leather briefcase more suited for the office than a ballpark — and began to walk slowly off the field.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
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Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
On one of his first days there, his briefcase containing all of his money, tickets and travel documents was stolen, leaving the billionaire entrepeneur to figure out how to use an ATM in a foreign country.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Earlier in the year, the brand also teamed up with Chitose Abe, founder of Sacai, for a collaboration where the Japanese designer shrunk the brand’s leather briefcases and turned them into a passport cover, pouch and Chelsea notebook, all with little structured handles.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
After he was ejected, the coach then inexplicably gathered a personal item — a leather briefcase more suited for the office than a ballpark — and began to walk slowly off the field.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
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“Briefcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefcase. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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briefcase
noun
brief·case
ˈbrēf-ˌkās 
: a flat case for carrying papers or books
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