errand
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A digital waitlist lets you wander around the neighborhood, browse the shops, maybe get a head start on another errand.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Meta’s Muse, a computer errand boy that lives in a smartphone app, has a furry, rotund little mascot.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
Completing a simple errand turned into the worst day of their lives.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
My errand took me past a railing that overlooks a large canal where wildlife often visits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
I had pulled into the parking lot of our local pharmacy to run an errand, and checked my skin in the rearview mirror like I often did before getting out of the car.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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But if Muse doesn’t become reliable at doing computer errands, one of its competitors probably will.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
She ran a couple of design-related errands like arranging flowers, and then Epstein used an account associated with the company to move money and make transactions without her knowledge, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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
Kandace Redd, a AAA spokesperson, said the organization’s past research shows that consumers are most likely to drive less, combine errands and reduce shopping or dining out to cope with record pump prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
She keeps me company when she can, but she’s been busy running errands for my dad, plus keeping the books and doing the billing.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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