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Recent Examples of cold call
Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
That's handy for salespeople who don’t want to repeat the same message every time for cold calls.
—John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
All communication would take place within the platform—no emails, no direct outreach, no cold calls.
—R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
That's handy for salespeople who don’t want to repeat the same message every time for cold calls.
—John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
All communication would take place within the platform—no emails, no direct outreach, no cold calls.
—R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold call
Noun
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The Player’s Tribune shared a sweet voicemail from Jada.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek contacted the White House, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State via email, telephone and voicemail message, and online press inquiry form respectively on Friday outside of regular office hours.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The fast-food giant is predicting that demand will recover by the beginning of the second quarter, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said on the company’s conference call on Monday.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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In a conference call with investors last year, shortly after the Phillips 66 announcement, Valero Chief Executive Lane Riggs responded to concerns about the company closing either of its two California refineries.—
Russ Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For a company known for its ingenuity, Disney seemed to phone it in this year by spending their precious millions on a dull ad that imagines a universe without their iconic IP.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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At intermission, Clayton and his wife walked back to their hotel and phoned a neighbor to ask him to check on their house.—
Mark Guarino,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Avoid clicking links: Never click on links in unsolicited messages.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Jassy said in the message Troufanov, along with his mother, grandmother and girlfriend, was abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas.—
Kristina Watrobski,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While his two co-workers have been manipulated into dialing down the urgency around their original mission, Irving is more dedicated than ever.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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This was dialed back, but to this day users lament Musk's outsize presence on their feeds.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Breakouts might call for the Salicylic + Green Tea Exfoliating Cleanser and Aloe + Algae Lightweight Gel Cream, whereas dry skin might crave a boost of moisture from the Hyaluronic + Arnica Hydrating Serum.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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The moment was an incredible callback to the Grammy’s focus on rebuilding, just weeks after wildfires devastated Los Angeles.—
Janeé Bolden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, his knowledge of briefcase models was awesome and was such a great callback to the original format’s history.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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