errand

I could step outside for coffee, dinner or a quick errand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Completing a simple errand turned into the worst day of their lives.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ultimately, trying to clone Obama is likely to be a fool’s errand.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

“I walked up and around the property. There’s no one there. All of the windows are still intact, and the front door is latched. It’s like they left on an errand and never came back.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

OpenAI’s Dots are always-on assistants designed to take care of work tasks and everyday errands, such as scheduling meetings or booking flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It's what her Gen Z job candidates are doing, she said, warning it makes it look like the interview is "just a stop on your list of errands for the day".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

But if Muse doesn’t become reliable at doing computer errands, one of its competitors probably will.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

He will teach and preach some, but much of his time will be spent running errands, collecting money from the students’ parents.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman