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briefcases

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plural of briefcase

as in attachés

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But in Vienna, Pollak kept a mistress, and Milena had to take a job porting valises at the train station just to make ends meet.

— Christine Estima September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025

Definition of valises

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The Miner Incentive Is Different If Bitcoin payments grow, the most obvious beneficiaries are wallets, processors, and exchanges.

— Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

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Borrowing against luxury goods offers tax advantages (no capital gains trigger) and preserves ownership amid rising values in categories like rare watches and limited-edition handbags.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In ready-to-wear, knitwear, polos and swimwear also grew while women’s handbags returned to growth and are attracting new customers, Burberry said.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

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Vogue’s Favorite Colorful City Totes The latest Dior Men show under Jonathan Anderson made a case for colorful carryalls styled with sharp tailoring.

— Augustine Hammond, Vogue, 27 July 2026
Below, snag her exact style, along with a range of other Cuyana carryalls fit for every occasion.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 4 June 2026

Definition of carryalls

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Those are just a few of the clever software-as-a-service portmanteaus being tossed around as investors debate a massive selloff in the sector that has vaporized roughly $1 trillion in valuations from recent highs, with more than $285 billion in market value wiped out in February alone.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Fierce sunlight bleaching the stones of the old city, blinding the passengers as porters in white kaffiyehs and djellabas stack their portmanteaus on donkey carts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026

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