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Recent Examples of cold call
Samuel Darwin, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Charity and Disaster Fraud: following a high-profile disaster, scammers can set up fake charities and encourage people to donate through emails, social media, crowdfunding, and cold calls.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
His appearance comes thanks to a cold call from a producer on the film.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
Starting with cold calls to sell diamonds, Moshe soon found his true calling in luxury watches.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
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Track open rates and click-through rates for email; for cold calls look at connect rates and call times.
—Samuel Darwin, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Charity and Disaster Fraud: following a high-profile disaster, scammers can set up fake charities and encourage people to donate through emails, social media, crowdfunding, and cold calls.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
His appearance comes thanks to a cold call from a producer on the film.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
Starting with cold calls to sell diamonds, Moshe soon found his true calling in luxury watches.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold call
Noun
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Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org.Malaka Gharib, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek contacted the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department for comment via telephone and voicemail on Friday outside of regular office hours.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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
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On a conference call about the report, Kate Scott-Dawkins, global president of business intelligence at GroupM, said that the possibility of a ban was factored into the firm’s report.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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For conference calls, the Dell Pro 14 and 16 deliver clear audio with dual microphones and dual bottom-firing speakers.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There was a tinge of bitterness in his overnight delay in wiring or phoning his concession to the winning candidate.Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Two days after an historic Christmas Eve sun flyby that flew closer to the star than any spacecraft in history — taking the car-sized spacecraft nearly 10 times closer to the sun than Mercury — the Parker Solar Probe phoned home for the first time since its solar encounter.Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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In a message sent to the community this week, Superintendent David Mauricio revealed that two families had recently received calls from strangers claiming to have kidnapped a loved one and demanding a ransom.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Cronin said Mara told him his girlfriend traffic was picking up, though the message may have been lost in translation given what happened next.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Gold jewelry accents and leather knee-high boots dial up the fashion.Christina Holevas, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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The central bank has dialed back interest rates three times in 2024, but policymakers only see two more reductions in the new year.Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
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While 2025 is near, there are still callbacks to be aware of.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
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Levine is quick to point out that Chance and Clay’s jump to musical theater was once commonplace, a callback to a time when popular music and theater went hand-in-hand.Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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