It may seem easier to just let the bills pile up or not answer the phone when debt collectors call.

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The fear of rejection when someone doesn't answer a Facebook message lacks the impact of an ignored phone call, according to Wallace.

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There were particularly pointed Clinton campaign ads asking voters who they would want in the White House to an answer an emergency phone call at 3 a.m.

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The volunteer got on the phone, registered the question with the call center, and gave the man the answer he wanted.

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Of course, you don't have to answer a phone call from a marketing concern, but you're breaking the law if you don't give the Census Bureau the details it wants.

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When I followed up with Allegra in a phone call, he explained that the email he forgot to answer was an offer to continue his employment at Apple as a remote intern.

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Phone: Make calls, answer calls, hear the caller ID and manage their call log.

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The man in the above scenario finally stopped filling our voicemail with raging tirades when I picked up the phone, called him out on his behavior and told him we would never answer another call from him.

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She said the weekend before her husband had died she had tried several times to call a welfare officer at the barracks but gave up when all she could reach was an answer phone.

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