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errand

[er-uhnd] / ˈɛr ənd /


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According to history, betting against Microsoft’s stock over the longer term has been a fool’s errand.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Predicting when a bubble is finally about to burst could be a fool’s errand.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

Trying to explain journalistic ethics to a lifelong criminal was probably a fool’s errand, but I still tried.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

On a normal cruise out of Florida, finding a free chair with a view of the ocean can be a fool’s errand, unless you’re willing to get up at daybreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Surely no errand was urgent enough to draw Gebu out into all that.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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