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Going to the post office or grocery store gives them the opportunity to unload while also allowing you both to cross something off your to-do lists.

From MarketWatch Mar. 19, 2026

What we have the power to do is not rewind or watch all the way through, but to turn something off.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2026

I do love to check something off of a checklist, so I get that, but I also could not even tell you how many books I read in a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

"If I'm ever feeling like I want to get something off my chest, if it's with friends, or my wife or my parents, I always say, 'can we go for a walk?'" said Grennan.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2025

It was eating something off the path, and for a second, Hazel had the crazy impression it was munching orie of the gold nuggets that always appeared in her wake.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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