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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-calling
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Three characters spend the novel sadly phoning figures who never appear—in Stella’s case, her absent mother (which may explain why Bainbridge sometimes put her own mother in her story about the germination of the book).—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Advertisement The academics’ calculation began with the informal survey done by a Tehran physician quoted by TIME after phoning six hospitals on Friday to asking how many dead protesters each had.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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More companies are dialing back flexible work schedules and mandating that employees return to the office part-time or full-time, forcing women into tough situations.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those looking to file police reports are asked to contact the department's non-emergency phone number by dialing 311 or (317) 327-3811.—
Jen Guadarrama,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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Murphy and Padilla, along with a small group of Democratic senators, have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.—
Patrick Maguire,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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On Saturday, the system pushed towards Virginia, with the forecast calling for a foot of snow or more to be dumped on parts of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic, while New England endured double-digit subzero temperatures.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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