how are people finding emails in 2026?

Same as before mostly. Check the site's contact and team pages first, then LinkedIn for the right person, then a finder tool like Hunter or Apollo to guess the format, and verify the address before you send anything. Unverified lists wreck your sender reputation fast. And keep it to people with a genuine reason to hear from you. Cold outreach rules depend on the country, so check what applies where you're sending.