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
Instead of being a fool’s errand, there is now a road map for disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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
According to history, betting against Microsoft’s stock over the longer term has been a fool’s errand.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
But as I left the house, I told myself I should be quick with the errand.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
From November last year until now, I spent $450 to power my EV for commuting, running errands and local trips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
Wilber Urbina Garcia had an ambitious list of errands to run the day after his high school graduation, before his summer really began.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
The elevator arrived; several police-like nondescript men and women disemelevatored, clacked off across the lobby on their several errands.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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