call centers
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pluralof call center.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
call centernounan office or department that makes and receives a high volume of phone calls for an enterprise, as outbound sales and telemarketing calls or inbound customer service and technical support calls.
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German insurance publication Versicherungsmonitor first reported that roles in call centers at Allianz Partners, a subsidiary of Allianz, would primarily be affected at a time when AI tools are increasingly replacing manual tasks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The roughly $20 million loan to Afiniti, a Bermuda-based company making AI-powered software for customer call centers, was marked at 99% of cost, even though it appeared the company had failed to pay it off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission’s latest proposal to improve customer service aims to regulate offshore call centers.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Offshore call centers have been a target of consumer ire for decades, as companies moved customer service hubs to lower-cost locations including India.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Parents of Truman students work at warehouses and call centers, and some supplement their incomes with shifts at fast-food restaurants.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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