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briefcases

noun

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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Digital wallets and tokenized funds are in use today, under a patchwork of state rules or under nothing at all.

— Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
Five months earlier, MoonPay also released developer tools that let AI agents independently manage wallets and trade crypto.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of wallets

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Some of the clearest price changes belonged to handbags that have cycled in and out of fashion for years.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
That’s part of a black-market advertising bonanza on the social media site, where sellers are now hawking fake GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and experimental Chinese peptides alongside knockoff luxury handbags and sneakers.

— Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of handbags

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The Lexington Backpack and Coastal Flip Lock Tote are two of our favorite carryalls of the season so far -- check them out below to see the function and beauty for yourself.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
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

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

Definition of portmanteaus

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