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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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Noun
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 a voicemail or text your question to the Until Saturday phone: (316) 462-9852.—
Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at [email protected].—
Clare Marie Schneider,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Verb
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Inflation-weary drinkers have simultaneously dialed back their spending on pricey liquors, putting premium spirits makers like Brown-Forman in financial peril.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Thirty-three minutes later — and less than 2½ miles away — Anthony and Paula Gribble’s son dialed authorities and reported that his parents had been fatally shot, Dance said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Baskin also set the final song to the same tune of the first — a deliberate callback.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Wrong Trousers is one of the most memorable Wallace & Gromit adventures, but Vengeance Most Fowl doesn’t lean on empty fan service when reintroducing the beloved villain; Feathers is a nostalgic callback, but he’s given a good reason to return.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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