A concerned reader finds the following troubling beyond merely overuse:
Trial balloon. As opposed to the real balloon?
Best practices. As opposed to doing a lousy job?
Real time. As opposed to unreal time?
Transparent. As opposed to how the budget was negotiated.
Blow-back. Sounds like something done at a hair salon or the result of severe food poisoning.
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You forgot:
Touch base as if anyone is really standing on a base or running the diamond.