errand
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Treat the grocery store less like a checklist errand and more like a treasure hunt.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
According to history, betting against Microsoft’s stock over the longer term has been a fool’s errand.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
Elizabeth Alvarez has been searching for her brother since 2013, when the 31-year-old left his home to run an errand in Mexico City.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
Teasing out the plot’s tangled threads and expecting each to adhere to logic is a fool’s errand, yet what viewer will insist this type of picture have an airtight story?
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
One day an errand took him to a long building called a ropewalk.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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