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Recent Examples of cold call
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
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
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Noun
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
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
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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.—
Margaret Cirino,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
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Leave a voicemail or text your question to the Until Saturday phone: (316) 462-9852.—
Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Noun
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Like many other companies that previously reported quarterly earnings, tariffs remain a wildcard for Nvidia, said Colette Kress, the company's chief financial officer, during last night's earnings conference call.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Gomez told analysts on a conference call in November that the apparel business perked up when temperatures came down.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After the call, Mr. Trump phoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to inform him about their conversation.—
Matthew Lee, Justin Spike,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Feb. 2025
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That's just one year after the NHL's All-Star skills competition featured some competitors pretty obviously phoning it in.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After more than a decade on screen, Alexandra Daddario has a message for her critics.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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In some instances, FasTrak is misspelled as FastTrack, a clear sign that the message originated from a scammer.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Though some of the scenes around Japanese culture are dialed up for comedic effect, the film’s theme of existential ennui will ring true for most.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
19 Feb. 2025
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Last offseason’s flurry of moves paid off with a 30-win improvement and a playoff appearance for the first time since the 2015 World Series run, but the Royals dialed things back considerably this winter.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
18 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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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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It’s supposed to be imbued with emotion and callbacks and ambiguity.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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In the mid-2000s, a blockbuster study showed that employers are much less likely to give applicants with Black-sounding names a callback than applicants with white-sounding names.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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