From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
MANUFACTURE occurs
2 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... manufacture of
misery, but if trouble comes, ...
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
2.
... manufacture plausible
excuses for dodging these issues ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
We will often
manufacture plausible excuses for
dodging these
issues entirely.
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