Word: overcommit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last week, the offense struck for two long scoring plays, a 45-yard bomb and a 62-yard reverse by sophomore wide receiver Terence Patterson. This could be a sign that the effective Crimson running game is making defenses overcommit to the line of scrimmage...
...Alcoholics primed readers for Beattie's message, which has a special resonance for women who often feel like powerless victims, nurturing everyone but themselves. Beattie offers a list of more than 200 codependent tendencies. The sufferers "feel anxiety, pity and guilt when other people have a problem" and "overcommit themselves." In the book portion titled "The Basics of Self-Care," Beattie suggests that her readers should "feel your own feelings" and "have a love affair with yourself...