errand
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Betting against Nvidia has also been a fool’s errand in the past three years.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Trying to explain journalistic ethics to a lifelong criminal was probably a fool’s errand, but I still tried.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025
Instead of calling a friend, colleague or family member every time I went out for a walk or an errand, I fired up the ChatGPT app.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
However, when your destination is itinerant and camouflaged by galaxies of LED lights, finding a particular art car in the dark can be a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
One morning, so early that the dew still jewelled the grass and the clamour of the tannery had not yet begun, I went out on my errand.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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