cold call
noun
: a telephone call soliciting business made directly to a potential customer without prior contact or without a lead
cold-call
verb
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Call center staff and other people who make cold calls as part of their job are aware of the privacy and security concerns that such calls bring up.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
The idea for the audiobook was born out of a cold call from a fan who happened to be a Simon & Schuster editor and who saw longform potential in Brier’s TikToks.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Since all seven original interviewees had died, the duo conducted online research and made cold calls to find friends and relations.
—Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
How China Is Tackling A Population Crisis By John Feng AND Micah McCartney
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Single and married women across China are receiving cold calls from local authorities encouraging them to step up and have more children.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
The idea for the audiobook was born out of a cold call from a fan who happened to be a Simon & Schuster editor and who saw longform potential in Brier’s TikToks.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Since all seven original interviewees had died, the duo conducted online research and made cold calls to find friends and relations.
—Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
How China Is Tackling A Population Crisis By John Feng AND Micah McCartney
32
Single and married women across China are receiving cold calls from local authorities encouraging them to step up and have more children.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20call. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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