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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.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Meet, also, a discreet, briefcase-toting ball-bearings salesman from Chicago, recently moved here with his wife, now that the kids are grown.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
And any new clue went straight into the brown leather briefcase.
—Stephanie Gosk, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Think of it like holding a briefcase, but with a better soundtrack.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Meet, also, a discreet, briefcase-toting ball-bearings salesman from Chicago, recently moved here with his wife, now that the kids are grown.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
And any new clue went straight into the brown leather briefcase.
—Stephanie Gosk, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Think of it like holding a briefcase, but with a better soundtrack.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Briefcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefcase. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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briefcase
noun
brief·case
ˈbrēf-ˌkās 
: a flat case for carrying papers or books
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