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Recent Examples of cold call
Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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
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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
Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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
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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.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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As mentioned, the service does not provide AI call features beyond voicemail transcription.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station.—
David Daniel,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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General Brown found out he was being removed when Mr. Hegseth telephoned him at his hotel in El Paso on Friday evening, a military official said.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Members get all of our content (including the magazine), no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more).—
Mary Katharine Ham,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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If people go to the office to be in person but still engage in conference calls to connect with team members in various locations, what’s the difference between working in the office and from home?—
Eric Hutto,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The writing, now far from the original book, is marked by the familiar late-season laziness of TV writers phoning it in.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Johnson, when the press conference ended, phoned in to the conservatives’ meeting, according to Norman.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Johnson admitted to telling many lies in multiple police interviews, but said he's felt extreme guilt that led him to admit responsibility for the shooting in a March message to his girlfriend sent on a jail computer.—
William Morris,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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These kid and teen-friendly titles come packed with thoughtful messages, joy, and hope for the season.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Analysts have been dialing back their estimates sharply over the past month, with profit expectations falling by about 12% and revenue forecasts down over 6%.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The ethnic stereotype was dialed back in George Cukor’s What Price Hollywood?—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.—
Louise Norris,
Verywell Health,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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By describing an issue of not being able to access my Gmail account as I had been locked out by attackers, I was presented with a number of support options which narrowed the problem down even further and eventually led me to an option to get a callback from Google.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Yankees’ video was actually a callback to a similarly-awkward video Weaver filmed at Florida State over a decade ago.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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