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errand

[er-uhnd] / ˈɛr ənd /


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The pair then finished the errand they initially set out to do and picked up Debotte's jabs from the salon in Lymm.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Then, in answer to Ion’s startled reproachful look, she told him that she had come on a secret errand to Delphi.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Now, you download an app, open a chat window and start directing your agent to run digital errands, day or night, right on your phone or laptop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 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

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

One of his jobs at the zoo was to run errands for Baaz, so he always had news first.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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