chores
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So she traded the Instagram-worthy, slime-making and sensory bucket activities that required hours of prep and started enlisting her kids’ help with household chores and gardening.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Exhibit A: One of the game’s greatest scorers, Kevin Durant, has been forced by his own team to do a lot of ballhandling chores too.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
As a result, many older homeowners start outsourcing these chores one by one.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
At age 78—just two years before the Gimbels show—Moses had swapped her life of farm work and domestic chores for the brush and easel, turning to painting after arthritis ended her endeavors in embroidery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The chores were done, our bellies were full, and the mosquitoes hadn’t worked up much of an appetite yet.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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