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poaching

[poh-ching] / ˈpoʊ tʃɪŋ /






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They also warned that the measure risks spiking eel prices and leading to "increased malicious poaching and smuggling".

From Barron's

That need has fueled bidding wars for proven portfolio managers and poachings such as Bhanji’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

It moved to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and was also active in South Sudan and the CAR, where remnants of the rebels are understood to have engaged in poaching and illegal mining.

From BBC

Spreading over dozens of hectares of protected tropical rainforest, Tacugama is home to the critically endangered Western chimpanzee, which is threatened by habitat loss and poaching for bushmeat.

From Barron's

And while Richards doesn't believe that streamers are poaching his customers, he says he does worry about "somebody turning right and going to a theme park or a football game or something else".

From BBC