errand
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Ultimately, trying to clone Obama is likely to be a fool’s errand.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
However, reinventing Beethoven at the Bowl, doing so following Dudamel and with little rehearsal time, could easily become a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Instead of being a fool’s errand, there is now a road map for disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
There is a lot that is different about the mega-IPO, making definitive predictions a fool’s errand.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Mr. Harley-Dickinson used the velocipede to run an errand, but there is a chance it may be stolen property, and now I fear he is being held by the authorities.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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
They allege that at the time, Clancy sent her husband, Patrick Clancy, out on errands so that he would not be home.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
If you’ve ever been running errands, gone to start your car, and nothing happens because the battery is dead, you know how important it is to have a set of cables to jump-start your vehicle.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Law firms mint millionaires who do nothing but foolish errands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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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