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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LinkedIn has turned into cold call central and people have their guard up, rightfully so.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
My approach flips the sales playbook on its head, replacing cold calls with authentic connections and high-pressure tactics with trust.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In this day and age, receiving a cold call at any time can be disarming, but Norway’s finance minister reportedly took a most surprising ring on the streets of Oslo earlier this month.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Never trust a cold call, email, or mailed offer without confirmation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
My approach flips the sales playbook on its head, replacing cold calls with authentic connections and high-pressure tactics with trust.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In this day and age, receiving a cold call at any time can be disarming, but Norway’s finance minister reportedly took a most surprising ring on the streets of Oslo earlier this month.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Never trust a cold call, email, or mailed offer without confirmation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20call. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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