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Examples
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This is the kind of news that bottom feeding busy-bodies thrive off of.
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The have been gradually removing parental rights and increasing the amount of busy-bodies that pry and critisize into every aspect of our lives.
whisper 2008
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And it's not the fault of "bureaucrats and busy-bodies."
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What you do in your bedroom is not the province of either law or busy-bodies.
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Many "pointy-headed busy-bodies" like me, actually do understand the draw of the V-8 engine and the '67 GTO.
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I understand that religous zealots and other such busy-bodies have a different take on the matter - believing the healthcare provider to be a murdere.
TEXAS FAITH: Glenn Beck and the culture of fear | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busy-bodies.
Stromata Blog: 2007
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Even when behavior was disapproved by religious zealots and other busy-bodies, that disapproval was far from universal.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Torture Prosecutor After All? 2009
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What you do in your bedroom is not the province of either law or busy-bodies.
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It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busy-bodies.
Quote of the Day 2007
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