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So it was a combination of people I had known before or connections to them through people I'd worked with in the past, and then also just cold calling people I admired.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

Federal law prohibits unsolicited telemarketing calls, and Medicare rules prohibit cold calling.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022

A help wanted ad in the paper led to a job at a dance studio, cold calling potential clients.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 6, 2022

Kay Ingram, director of public policy at financial adviser LEBC, was one of a number of commentators who said the cold calling ban of itself would not deter determined criminals.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2019

In crossing a room, a cramp took her; she fell on the floor, lay all night in the cold, calling in vain for assistance.

From Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies by Beach, Seth Curtis