telemarketing
noun
tele·mar·ket·ing
ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ 
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
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By late last year, Stephen had paid Mexican telemarketing scammers just shy of $1.8 million, according to the records.
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Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
In September 2020, the Federal Trade Commission joined regulators in four states to sue four men behind a notorious telemarketing company called Outreach Calling.
—Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 18 June 2024
Shah pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a telemarketing scheme and was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Complaints about telemarketing calls to the Federal Trade Commission have skyrocketed over the past decade.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 30 Jan. 2024
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Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
In September 2020, the Federal Trade Commission joined regulators in four states to sue four men behind a notorious telemarketing company called Outreach Calling.
—Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 18 June 2024
Shah pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a telemarketing scheme and was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Complaints about telemarketing calls to the Federal Trade Commission have skyrocketed over the past decade.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 30 Jan. 2024
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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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