poach
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And they failed to poach anyone from the league’s most innovative front offices like the Dodgers did when they hired Andrew Friedman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
That’s a sign businesses are willing to poach employees from other companies to fill key roles.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The lawsuit -- filed in a federal court in San Jose, California -- paints a picture of an aggressive effort by OpenAI to poach Apple employees and extract confidential information to build its own device.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Neo is cheap enough to poach potential Chromebook and PC users; the iPhone 17e, which also uses a “binned” chip, is cheap enough to attract Android users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
“Besides, he was jealous of Gareth. He was afraid that our brother would poach on his preserves. Our Gareth copied him, which did not suit the preux chevalier. You can’t have two knights without reproach.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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