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Recent Examples of cold call
Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Since all seven original interviewees had died, the duo conducted online research and made cold calls to find friends and relations.
—Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
How China Is Tackling A Population Crisis By John Feng AND Micah McCartney
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Single and married women across China are receiving cold calls from local authorities encouraging them to step up and have more children.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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
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Noun
The idea for the audiobook was born out of a cold call from a fan who happened to be a Simon & Schuster editor and who saw longform potential in Brier’s TikToks.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Since all seven original interviewees had died, the duo conducted online research and made cold calls to find friends and relations.
—Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
How China Is Tackling A Population Crisis By John Feng AND Micah McCartney
32
Single and married women across China are receiving cold calls from local authorities encouraging them to step up and have more children.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for cold call
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.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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As mentioned, the service does not provide AI call features beyond voicemail transcription.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station.—
David Daniel,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Members get all of our content (including the magazine), no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more).—
Mary Katharine Ham,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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During the conference call with analysts, Cucinelli was asked how the company would mitigate the effects of U.S. President Trump’s unpredictable tariff policy.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some parents have phoned Sarelson simply to find out if social media is a safe pursuit for their children.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the tune played repeatedly, Martindale phoned the singer’s mom to ask if the soon-to-be-King of Rock and Roll could come down to the station.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Johnson admitted to telling many lies in multiple police interviews, but said he's felt extreme guilt that led him to admit responsibility for the shooting in a March message to his girlfriend sent on a jail computer.—
William Morris,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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These kid and teen-friendly titles come packed with thoughtful messages, joy, and hope for the season.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Analysts have been dialing back their estimates sharply over the past month, with profit expectations falling by about 12% and revenue forecasts down over 6%.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The ethnic stereotype was dialed back in George Cukor’s What Price Hollywood?—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.—
Louise Norris,
Verywell Health,
14 Feb. 2023
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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By describing an issue of not being able to access my Gmail account as I had been locked out by attackers, I was presented with a number of support options which narrowed the problem down even further and eventually led me to an option to get a callback from Google.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Yankees’ video was actually a callback to a similarly-awkward video Weaver filmed at Florida State over a decade ago.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20call. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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