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Recent Examples of voice mail
Salt Typhoon broke into mainstream consciousness after it was discovered that hackers had breached major U.S. telecommunications networks—and specifically Americans’ unencrypted phone calls, texts, and voicemails.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
That voicemail counts as one official entry, with one entry allowed per person.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Vincent’s family did not respond to a voice mail message left at their home.
—New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Napier’s two phones calls went straight to Jackson’s voice mail.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
That voicemail counts as one official entry, with one entry allowed per person.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Vincent’s family did not respond to a voice mail message left at their home.
—New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Napier’s two phones calls went straight to Jackson’s voice mail.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voice mail
Noun
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In a conference call with analysts after the earnings were released, Plank acknowledged that while there’s still work to be done, the company is moving in the right direction.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Speaking to investors during their post-earnings conference call on Thursday, the team said a large part of that spending will go toward Amazon Web Services infrastructure, AI capabilities, and custom chips to meet rising cloud demand.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Bad Bunny put a lot of vendors [in his performance], and that sent a big message that vendors are not criminals.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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While Streeting was on-message with the rest of the Cabinet in supporting Starmer after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for the prime minister to resign, the secretary reportedly spoke with Sarwar in the days leading up to the call for Starmer to resign.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many high-profile execs, across various industries, have admitted that their big break came off the back of a cold email—or cold letter, or cold call, for that matter.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
19 Jan. 2026
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Netflix Advertisement Some of Hersh’s biggest stories, like his investigation into the My Lai Massacre, came from cold call tips and roaming the halls of the Pentagon as a reporter for the Associated Press.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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San Diego’s Riot Productions presents Sarah Alida LeClair’s one-act play about two actors and ex-lovers who end up trapped together in an uncomfortably romantic callback audition that never ends.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The fate of the world is never in question, but a callback for a second audition means everything.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Voice mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voice%20mail. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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