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The dogwhistles, even for an old Dawg like me, are ear-shattering.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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Make no mistake, the mullahs love the weakness and stupidity that Obama transmits at ear-shattering levels maggano diaw
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An ear-shattering siren split the air, and the bungee jacket seemed to jump from the rack into her hand.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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As the sun went down, a pair of Providence, R.I., bands proved that their town was a hotbed of ear-shattering chaos before Baltimore.
In concert: Whartscape f. No Age, Dan Deacon, Double Dagger and more at Current Gallery 2010
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They both hit the ground with an ear-shattering clang, a sound that probably woke up every goblin within a hundred miles.
Half Upon a Time James Riley 2010
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No sooner than "TRON: Legacy" opens up, though, it starts to freeze up with one feeling-free sequence after another: A reception committee of what seem to be robotic Playboy bunnies with Light Discs on their backs instead of tails; a vast expanse, a la "Triumph of the Will," of faceless soldiers representing computer programs; an outbreak of brainlessly repetitive Light Disc combat; a succession of eye-popping, ear-shattering and brain-numbing races on neon-trimmed Light Cycles.
Computer Epic 'TRON' Lacks Heart Drive Joe Morgenstern 2010
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And, Vollard suggests, you might want to think twice before you buy an ear-shattering car alarm: "If the aversion to driving a car in an offbeat colour is not too high - or if someone actually enjoys it - then buying deterrence through an uncommon car colour may be at least as good a deal as buying deterrence through an expensive car security device."
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As the sun went down, a pair of Providence, R.I., bands proved that their town was a hotbed of ear-shattering chaos before Baltimore.
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It is one of the biggest and loudest parties on the planet, but organisers of the nine-day San Fermín fiesta in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona have decided there is one thing that it can not cope with – the ear-shattering vuvuzela horn made famous by South Africans during the World Cup.
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The rest of his comment was swallowed up in an ear-shattering explosion from somewhere close by.
#33 Killer Connections FRANKLIN W. DIXON 2010
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