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Recent Examples of overcommitDon’t overcommit or glamorize routines that drain you.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025 For instance, their tendency to overcommit and prioritize work above all else can lead to stress, burnout and emotional disconnection.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024 However, Venus in Aquarius reminds you to temper the fun with practicality and mindfulness, so don’t overcommit or stress about making the night perfect.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024 For example, many of us overcommit due to a fear of disappointing others or missing out on opportunities.—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024 This should prevent City from having to overcommit their full-backs early, and means that the far-side winger (i.e. City’s right winger when teams are building up down City’s left) can tuck in onto a midfielder and help track runners.—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 Just try not to overcommit, as Mercury in Sagittarius has a habit of promising the moon, but following through can be a different story.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Be mindful not to overcommit yourself socially after work.—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 28 May 2024 Cautious not to overcommit, administration officials were at pains not to deem this a state-building project.—Sarah Harrison, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
That is rich, coming from a presidential administration that promised to fight bureaucracy.
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Emma Collum,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2025
The stream, which started about 20 minutes later than promised earlier on social media, began with long shots of an Iceman warehouse until Drake eventually appeared.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle vowed Monday to move forward with the prosecution of the 38-year-old twin Alexander brothers in the same case — even with the likelihood of trial being remote.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
Dayton vowed to come back and audition again in 2025.
Jelly Roll will be honored with the ACM lifting lives award, which recognizes a country music artist, duo/group or industry member who has devoted themselves to improving lives through music and is committed to serving others.
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Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
Before committing, ask yourself: • Can this be solved with a software-only solution, such as a mobile app?
Latino history in the U.S. is plighted with systemic issues from mass deportations in the 1920s and 1930s, to poor working conditions for farm workers, to segregated schools, to arrests and stereotypes during the war on drugs.
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Gina Lee Castro,
Journal Sentinel,
11 Oct. 2024
Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.
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