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poach

[pohch] / poʊtʃ /


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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

Taiwanese investigators said Wednesday they have raided dozens of locations as part of a probe into 17 Chinese-funded companies suspected of trying to "illegally" poach Taiwan's high-tech talent to erode the island's competitive edge.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Asked if he would poach any politicians from other parties, he said there were "a few good Tories in the SNP".

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

All we’d been eating were the few fish we’d managed to poach from Cunningham’s stream and once in a while a wild onion or an old potato.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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