run an errand
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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
He said she had a bath - her second of the day - at about 21:00 GMT while he went out to run an errand.
From BBC ● May 15, 2023
She told authorities that she and Aldrich had plans to go to a movie at 10 p.m., but Aldrich left to run an errand that they said would take only 15 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
When Keith returns, having gone off to run an errand or something, she yells for him from a small window in the basement and then squeezes a key through so he can let himself in.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2022
Later, I’m in the jail cell room, fetching my portfolio, waiting for Guillermo, who needed to run an errand, when Oscar, once again buttoned and zipped, with camera at the ready, sticks his head in.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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