errand
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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
Elizabeth Alvarez has been searching for her brother since 2013, when the 31-year-old left his home to run an errand in Mexico City.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
Instead of calling a friend, colleague or family member every time I went out for a walk or an errand, I fired up the ChatGPT app.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
She also had a good-bye to say, and a long-overdue errand to run; as it happened, both tasks were accomplished on her very last afternoon in London.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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