errand
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Without the prescribed navigation I was accustomed to in a museum, this became a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
Treat the grocery store less like a checklist errand and more like a treasure hunt.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
“It makes it a fool’s errand to be able to predict because it’s less about logic and more about negotiation tactics.”
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Trying to assign an exact reason to Bitcoin’s collapse can be a fool’s errand, but one risk increasingly cited by short sellers is the rise of quantum computing, S3 said.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Rowan led the way, passing other kids in the hall—students who, like him, were late, or were just on an errand.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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