1.   Dorothy was propped up in a big chair, facing a blaring television set, her hair neatly combed.

2.   For the most part, this family has never heard a horn toot, a child whine, a blaring television suddenly turn to static.

3.   Lonely and fearful of silence, he lived his final days amid blaring television sets and aides instructed to hover even while he napped.

4.   Former prisoners said they were served spoiled food, and that blaring televisions and bright lights were kept through the night.