errand
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Without the prescribed navigation I was accustomed to in a museum, this became a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Instead of being a fool’s errand, there is now a road map for disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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
Though this would once have been a simple errand, it was now against the law.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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
I think he procrastinates because he either doesn’t want to run errands for his 93-year-old mother or else he needs to pick up his mail.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
It’s a dreaded task when I’m already caught up running other errands — or simply procrastinating.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Czerny seemed to be recharging her soul by running through a list of mundane errands.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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