Word: overreact
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...greatest. I could think of many that were greater. But none had the tenacity to last as long as he did." Indeed, John Henry is still so competitive and so responsive to a crowd that a farewell turn at the track was ruled out for fear that he would overreact and worsen his injury...
...police, for their part, did a terrific job of controlling the environment. Even as they were attacked by flying projectiles, they remained calm and didn’t overreact...
...Food and Drug Administration last week that people taking antidepressants can become suicidal and should be closely monitored probably came as a shock to the millions of Americans who take these pills. It's important to understand what the advisory means--and doesn't mean--and not to overreact...
...escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians [Sept. 1], left one aspect unconsidered: since Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cannot say publicly that he is against the road map for peace, he instead provokes Hamas and other Palestinian organizations by targeting their leaders. The Palestinians fall into the trap and overreact in seeking vengeance. Israel can then say the road map is not working and demand that the U.S. help crush Hamas and the Palestinians. If Israel were really interested in peace, it would have given peace a chance by refraining from targeted killings that sabotage the process. Surely, if Hamas...
...defense expert who has spent 20 years watching Republicans argue about foreign policy from the inside believes the hard-liners' agenda isn't about Iraq or even oil. It's simply that the most zealous defenders of America's role in the world are congenitally disposed to overreact to every threat--which leads them to read too much into the intelligence. "They came in with a world view, and they looked for things to fit into it," says Lawrence Korb, who served in the Reagan Pentagon and now works at the Council on Foreign Relations. "If you hadn...