poach
Example Sentences
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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
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
She also helped maintain Disney’s direct line to Fairyland, as Disney in 1957 would once again poach from Fairyland, this time puppeteer Bob Mills to run Disneyland’s budding marionette program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
I agree with them that the proper way to prepare fish like this is to poach it, and that is what they do with the finest specimens.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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