errand
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Ultimately, trying to clone Obama is likely to be a fool’s errand.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Anhor The Great had so many pass breakups that counting would’ve been a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Our family seldom undertakes a project without physical comedy, and my small errand of mercy was no exception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
There is a lot that is different about the mega-IPO, making definitive predictions a fool’s errand.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
He acted so normally, as though he were just off to do an errand.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Investigators found that Chavez-DeRemer repeatedly used federal employees for personal errands, including sending her personal aide and executive assistant to her home during the workday to organize her bedroom closet.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Kurt Vonnegut once gave a charming defense of running errands the old-fashioned way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Holliday spends her volunteer time socializing over coffee and the newspaper, helping residents run errands, leading fitness classes on Saturday mornings and organizing game nights.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
They often show him doing everyday activities such as "munchie runs" to supermarkets or shopping malls, visiting restaurants or running other errands.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
She’d spent a lot of time with Reg and his family, running errands when they couldn’t, sticking by Reg’s side otherwise.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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