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He sometimes came across as a busybody, she said, but many residents thought he was watching out for the neighborhood.

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But busybody Louise was already making for the door, peering under it out to the crowded corridor.

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The nomination process essentially officializes gossip, as various local busybodies suggest women based on hearsay about them and their families.

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Local church busybodies who find out a community member donated to an abortion fund can now sue for "aiding and abetting."

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Apparently, other parents decided they didn't want these busybodies telling them how to educate or raise their kids so they ran against them and won.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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