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Recent Examples of overcommitThe Feasibility Of Contractual Obligations Do not overcommit the organization to contractual obligations that may become unsustainable in the future.—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Just don’t overcommit — full moons are chaotic, and your calendar can’t hold everything.—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025 Follow Leon on LinkedIn or connect with him at Focal Point Coaching
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Jennifer Scott Mobley recognizes that leaders often overcommit, not from poor judgment, but from genuine care.—Matt Emma, USA Today, 18 July 2025 If John overcommits in these moments, especially when his defenders are better set to handle the situation, there’s a risk that his confidence could occasionally put him in trouble.—Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 9 July 2025 Don’t overcommit or glamorize routines that drain you.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025 For example, many of us overcommit due to a fear of disappointing others or missing out on opportunities.—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
In more strongly Democratic seats, where most primary challenges are unfolding, progressive candidates have preemptively denounced AIPAC and promised not to seek its support, or have otherwise broken with party leaders on Israel.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
The deal not only promises new comics but, according to Kindt and Gorinson, the two parties have brokered a large-scale acquisition of media rights for more than 20 properties in the Flux House library.
Macron has previously ruled out resigning himself, vowing to see out his second and last presidential term to its end in 2027.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
Trump has vowed for weeks to clean up crime in Chicago, though the city has experienced a decline in most major crime categories this year, according to WBEZ.
But the business stays committed to supporting people and improving.
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Samuel Burke,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
An independent United Nations inquiry concluded in September that Israel has committed genocide during the conflict, a finding the country's government has denied.
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Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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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