chore

Older brother Eoin and parents Mary and Kelvin often come to visit, too, and there's more debate over who makes the house presentable, and whether doing the dishwasher actually counts as a chore.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

But cooking occupies a peculiar position in domestic life: necessary chore to some, passionate hobby to others, and sometimes both to the same person.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Traditionally that is just an administrative chore, and the real celebration happens elsewhere at a wedding banquet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

On paper, it makes sense: Self-care feels like such a chore, why not make it fun?

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Because I was one of the older children in Yar’s “family,” it was my chore to go to the river and draw water for cooking, drinking, and washing.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

Set it up all at once — the prenuptial agreement, the estate plan, the split of expenses and the chores.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Airbnb adopted new rules to keep checkout chores “reasonable.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

While almost as many women work as men, they spend nearly an hour longer each day doing unpaid work such as chores or caring responsibilities, the Office for National Statistics says.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

None of the chores that Meta boasts about are beyond the capabilities of most people living in today’s digital world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Count Olaf didn’t leave us any chores to do,” Violet said, “so I suppose we are free to visit Justice Strauss and her library.”

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket