: a flat flexible case for carrying papers or books
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These insulated briefcases promise to be the most space-efficient hard-sided coolers money can buy.—New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026 Ricciardi wasn’t the kind of ad exec in a suit and tie with a briefcase.—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026 This luxe-looking purse performs the duties of a handbag and briefcase all at once, and does it in style.—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026 According to insiders, their large table ordered the famed $1,000 Wagyu tomahawk that arrives in a gold briefcase amid much fanfare.—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for briefcase