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Alcoholics Anonymous

[al-kuh-haw-liks uh-non-uh-muhs, -hol-iks] / ˌæl kəˈhɔ lɪks əˈnɒn ə məs, -ˈhɒl ɪks /


NOUN
twelve step program
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She was speaking to fellow members of Workaholics Anonymous, a free recovery programme for work addicts modelled on Alcoholics Anonymous.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

Gastelum testified that Moor’s brother-in-law, Matthew Moor, wanted him to verify the man living on Aztec Street — Ziehler — was the same Casper he’d seen at the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

While the "Twelve Steps" program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous may help some patients, others might need different behavioral health therapies.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2023

“The Catholic Church is not a corporation,” said Ms. Goldstein, who just published a biography of the Rev. Edward Dowling, S.J., spiritual advisor to the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Examples include 12Step, where people enrolled in such programs as Alcoholics Anonymous can discuss their experiences, and sappho, a list limited to gay and bisexual women.

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