errand
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Without the prescribed navigation I was accustomed to in a museum, this became a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Treat the grocery store less like a checklist errand and more like a treasure hunt.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
“It makes it a fool’s errand to be able to predict because it’s less about logic and more about negotiation tactics.”
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
It’s a fool’s errand at this moment to guess where any of this turns out or which party ends up ahead in the remapping effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
“I’m an errand boy. Maybe a driver, if he ever lets me drive. We’ve barely exchanged a dozen words.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Law firms mint millionaires who do nothing but foolish errands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
They said the couple were running errands for their wedding, which was weeks away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
I think he procrastinates because he either doesn’t want to run errands for his 93-year-old mother or else he needs to pick up his mail.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
I do odd jobs around the priory, run errands, that sort of thing.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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