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"The White House had learned that if the phone is on 'do not disturb' mode, if you ring three times it lets you through," Stubb told reporters.

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But in the middle of the night her mother awoke to a series of "disturbing" messages from her daughter, who had left their home, "which gave her an immediate cause for concern".

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Churchill entertained the guests with his description of the trading floor during the crash, which he later described as looking like a “disturbed ant heap.”

The prospect of an ICE recruitment fair nearby also disturbed him.

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"I do not believe she is my sister. The fact Julia is doing this has caused me a great deal of stress and I find it deeply disturbing."

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

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