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But it would be churlish to say either way, comparing eras is a fool's errand.

“To try and extract more water from a system that doesn’t have it is just a fool’s errand,” he said.

Ron Washington, the manager of the Angels, went out to run some errands Thursday.

Maybe it’s a fool’s errand to look for logic in a film about unicorns, but an effective satire demands a realistic, recognizable framework.

Vance sneaks in a reference to "Severance" as he contemplates the absurdity of running errands for the erratic president.