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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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Social scientists also do not fully understand how that sense of threat can be dialed down, not just in a lab experiment but also in Christians’ experiences.

— Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
No part of the field was off-limits last season, but Mestemaker was especially dialed in on pass attempts over the middle.

— Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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