errand
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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
Ultimately, trying to clone Obama is likely to be a fool’s errand.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
However, reinventing Beethoven at the Bowl, doing so following Dudamel and with little rehearsal time, could easily become a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
She would be happy to see Lupita, who had just finished an errand in the neighborhood.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
Respite care is meant to give family caregivers a break, whether that’s to run errands or leave the house for a few days.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
It's what her Gen Z job candidates are doing, she said, warning it makes it look like the interview is "just a stop on your list of errands for the day".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
But if Muse doesn’t become reliable at doing computer errands, one of its competitors probably will.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
She ran a couple of design-related errands like arranging flowers, and then Epstein used an account associated with the company to move money and make transactions without her knowledge, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He ran errands for an “itinerant photographer” who stopped for a time in Gilmanton.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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