errand
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Don’t tell me this is a fool’s errand, that there’s no path, that this doesn’t make any sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Without the prescribed navigation I was accustomed to in a museum, this became a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Treat the grocery store less like a checklist errand and more like a treasure hunt.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
According to history, betting against Microsoft’s stock over the longer term has been a fool’s errand.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
When Maa sent me into the village for some errand, I lingered under the windows of the school to listen to the students saying their lessons aloud.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
“They think they’ll always be able to haul the trash to the curb,” she said, or that they can manage their investments and drive around town to run errands.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 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
You can walk around and get a lot of errands done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
His second eldest daughter, Kinsey, ran errands and helped with operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Her mother said, “You know, I have a few errands in the city myself. Would that make things easier? If I drove you and dropped you off and came back to get you?”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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