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The phrase "should have been told" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to express regret or disappointment about something that was not communicated or disclosed to someone when it should have been. Example: I should have been told about the meeting yesterday. (This sentence implies that the speaker was not informed about the meeting, which they feel they should have been.) Another example: The students should have been told about the cancelled class before they came to school. (This sentence suggests that the students were not informed about the cancelled class in advance, which caused inconvenience or frustration.).
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"I think we should have been told".
The reader should have been told.
Insists he should have been told.
But equally she should have been told.
And parents should have been told that, he said.
On Wednesday, in a letter to parents, the deputy chancellor said parents should have been told.
Perhaps, he said, Merrill should have been told to send out more palatable numbers.
We should have been told to stock up on medicine and water," she said.
Mr. Schlamme, in response to a question, said the writers should have been told earlier.
It's a story that should have been followed, should have been told.
As leader of the province, I should have been told about this.
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