telemarketing
noun
tele·mar·ket·ing
ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ 
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
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The reality star had been locked up since February 2023, following a guilty plea for her participation in a long-running nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors claimed Shah defrauded thousands of people with her telemarketing scheme.
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They were both charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Congress has created more than two dozen independent agencies that regulate many aspects of American life, from nuclear waste to telemarketing to consumer products, with removal protections that seek to shield their members from political pressure.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors claimed Shah defrauded thousands of people with her telemarketing scheme.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
They were both charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Congress has created more than two dozen independent agencies that regulate many aspects of American life, from nuclear waste to telemarketing to consumer products, with removal protections that seek to shield their members from political pressure.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Telemarketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemarketing. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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telemarketing
noun
tele·mar·ket·ing
ˌtel-ə-ˈmär-kət-iŋ
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
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