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cold-called

verb

past tense of cold-call

as in phoned

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Branch phoned the school, though, and was told Adrianna wasn’t there, either.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
The relationship between the woman who phoned authorities and Freitag was redacted from the affidavit before it was released publicly.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

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So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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Meanwhile, Philo calmly operated Faulkner’s system as the OC dialed up plays for his former backup at Georgia Tech.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Hey, make no mistake, Cristobal has his never-look-ahead blinders on, dialed into making this about a parade of 1-0 weeks and demanding his players think like that.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

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