chores

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As the use of artificial intelligence spreads across companies worldwide, it is relieving workers of tedious old chores but creating new ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Granted, rebalancing is one of those periodic chores that’s easy to neglect, like dusting your refrigerator coils.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Alongside long hours of labour, many women also manage cooking, childcare and household chores in cramped homes with little relief from the heat.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

There’s a reason that dad hobbies are all chores: woodworking, yard work, grilling, tinkering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Looking up from their chores, two men dropped their garden tools and hurried over to open the gate for us.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall