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chore

[chawr, chohr] / tʃɔr, tʃoʊr /


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He says he outsourced the "chore" to an AI agent - a tool that can carry out online tasks autonomously.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

That chore got a good deal more difficult because of an unwanted team record that was also set Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Typically, filing an extension isn’t a matter of putting off a cheerless chore.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

A surge of interest from young people has made just gaining entry a chore.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

“So simple. Cooking in America will be no chore at all.”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

“Within the anime, there are daemons that help and assist the chores of daily life, and that to me I find quite attractive. Like folding the laundry.”

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

“I’m supposed to be working; instead I’m watching World Cup. I’m supposed to be doing chores; instead I am watching World Cup.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Its role is ballooning across all the less-visceral chores that militaries tackle, particularly in giving priority to intelligence for selecting targets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Men in Japan should "pitch in more at home" as their time spent doing chores is among the shortest in the world, the poster text read.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Nhamo hurried to perform the final chores of the day after Aunt Chipo and Masvita had left.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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