cacophany

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A deafening cacophany (sic) of tank shells, missiles, artillery, helicopter gunships and automatic rifles filled the air as battles unfolded less than 300 metres (yards) from the facility beneath a thick pall of smoke.

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  • They hurtle past in a cacophany of air horns and cheers; they have maybe one-and-a-half minutes. —  PezCyclingNews.com
  • In our crowded fearful world we cackle incoherently, cacophany like battery chickens in our tiny cages. —  How to Save the World
  • A deafening cacophany (sic) of tank shells, missiles, artillery, helicopter gunships and automatic rifles filled the air as battles unfolded less than 300 metres (yards) from the facility beneath a thick pall of smoke. —  Bloodthirsty Liberal
  • The streets are indeed 'mental', one huge untuneful cacophany of irritating motorbike horns. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Then I think about the HUGE cost of translations, for those who own patents in Europe, and the cacophany of complaint about the tendency of countries in Europe to insist on their own language. —  IPBiz
 

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