The background noise should consist of unintrusive non-characteristic noise.

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And, hence, the stock is not likely to show its true fair value in the near term until the noise from the non-operating factors slowly dies down.

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Noise can be considered a non-newsworthy topic to some (like gossip) but newsworthy to others.

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Married people were also at higher risk of noise-induced hearing loss compared to non-married people.

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Just as cigarette smoke could waft into the non-smoking areas before it was banned, so too will noise, said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com, speaking to NBC news when AirAsia X's new option was announced last year.

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