Example Sentences

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The business secretary got an earbashing from a Spitalfields furniture merchant who complained of being uncompetitive with German rivals because fire safety laws mandate expensive, flame-retardant materials.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2011

Unless you enjoy an earbashing, it's best not to get separated men started on child support, a complex scheme of formulas and exemptions through which, in 2003-04, $A2.19 billion was transferred between parents.

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