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Personal bots, such as Meta’s Muse, OpenAI’s Dots and Instinct, can now take on your to-do list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“He hates going to the dentist” or the doctor, she explained, so “I just put it on my to-do list” to make his appointment.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
With eight games left in the regular season, the Dodgers have already ticked off the most important boxes on their postseason to-do list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
But it was an early work in progress and overhauling conscription was still on his to-do list when he was sacked.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The wardrobe mistress was soon satisfied and left her to carry on unsupervised, for the performance would begin in less than an hour and she had a long to-do list to attend to.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Jumping straight into a list of major to-dos would leave little time for ideas to germinate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Chulpaeff grew up in Los Angeles, but even the big to-dos within her Russian Jewish community didn’t match what she sees at parties now.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
“So meta. And it was just as addictive as a romance. I ignored so many to-dos whilst listening. Luckily, it only took me two days to finish!”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022
There’s something invigorating about tackling your to-dos among walls of ferns or billowing bougainvilleas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
When they had big to-dos old master sent mama over there.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration
