When the South Korean somersaulted off the bar to a firm landing, his trainer rushed to hug him amid earsplitting cheers.
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Earsplitting and inconsolable, in voices that fused grief, exhaustion and rage, their shrieking was the hopeless music of the funeral.
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To owners of small music shops, the recent arrival of a Guitar Center chain store was like an earsplitting Jimi Hendrix solo.
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For decades the perennially aggrieved men in paramilitary fatigues who operate these vehicles have made earsplitting public disturbances a regular feature of life here.
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In Indian cinema halls packed to capacity, the public signals its approval with earsplitting whistles and applause to the beat of the music.
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Campaign sound-trucks wove their way through urban and rural streets, often bombarding residents with earsplitting harangues from candidates or their supporters.
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Every spring, a large group of earsplitting public officials sweeps into town, argues for several weeks, and engages in blatantly political activity.
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And for several days around Tet, which falls next on Jan . 31, Vietnam's streets resound continuously with their earsplitting blasts.
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Environmentalists and judges want Muslim mosques and Hindu temples to turn down the sound, which can reach earsplitting levels, especially during religious festivals.
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The song played on radios, in dance clubs and on the gaily decorated, earsplitting sound trucks called " Electric Trios ."
