errand
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Don’t tell me this is a fool’s errand, that there’s no path, that this doesn’t make any sense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 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
My husband and I burst out laughing – not at that scene, or the clerk’s impromptu theatrics, but at this injection of delight into an otherwise mundane errand.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
Predicting when a bubble is finally about to burst could be a fool’s errand.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
"When I stopped by a little bit ago, she said she needed me to take her somewhere. I told her I had to do another quick errand and I'd be right back."
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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