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spam

[spam] / spæm /
NOUN
cold call
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In an age of seemingly nonstop spam, that act of rebellion can feel deeply satisfying, like heckling a telemarketer who interrupted dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Meanwhile, telemarketing and spam phone calls have reached epidemic levels: Americans are bombarded with robocalls — roughly 4 billion to 5 billion every month — despite decades of regulation.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The relative initially thought it was spam, but then saw the news of what unfolded in D.C. and felt he needed to report it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

TikTok declined to comment on the specific case but according to its guidelines it bans impersonation and spam accounts, as well as content that "violates someone else's intellectual property rights".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

I guess the spam bots don’t know when someone has died.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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