errand
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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
Betting against Nvidia has also been a fool’s errand in the past three years.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
According to history, betting against Microsoft’s stock over the longer term has been a fool’s errand.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
“I have an errand to do. Your grandmother should be downstairs soon.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Holliday spends her volunteer time socializing over coffee and the newspaper, helping residents run errands, leading fitness classes on Saturday mornings and organizing game nights.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
During school hours, the role includes managing schedules, coordinating appointments and activities, running errands and overseeing day-to-day household administration—then transitions to child care when the kids return home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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
Wilber Urbina Garcia had an ambitious list of errands to run the day after his high school graduation, before his summer really began.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Bep had a nervous fit last week because she had so many errands to do.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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