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errand

[er-uhnd] / ˈɛr ənd /


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The pair then finished the errand they initially set out to do and picked up Debotte's jabs from the salon in Lymm.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In an era when documentaries are made for everything and nothing, it’s critical to remember that searching for reason in something as immense as the human condition is a fool’s errand.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Meta’s Muse, a computer errand boy that lives in a smartphone app, has a furry, rotund little mascot.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Rojas saw one of Avi’s posters while running an errand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Then, when Heqet had bowed and hurried along the row of stalls on his errand, Zau glanced at Ranofer.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Nearly every Saturday morning, I’d ride along with him to run errands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

People have been using text messages and other mobile interfaces to have A.I. models run internet errands for them for a while.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Investigators found that Chavez-DeRemer repeatedly used federal employees for personal errands, including sending her personal aide and executive assistant to her home during the workday to organize her bedroom closet.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Kandace Redd, a AAA spokesperson, said the organization’s past research shows that consumers are most likely to drive less, combine errands and reduce shopping or dining out to cope with record pump prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

There was little choice, as Her Highness Rachel is above manual labor, and Ruth May beneath it so to speak, so Leah and I were considered by our mother, by default, disposed for her errands.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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