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headhunting

[hed-huhn-ting] / ˈhɛdˌhʌn tɪŋ /


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Dr Konyak points to explorers, colonial officials, missionaries and photographers drawn to tattooed faces, ornaments, weapons and headhunting, while the lives behind them often receded from view.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

But he said he heard about the search as soon as headhunting firm Korn Ferry started making calls several weeks ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

Those expat executives willing to relocate to the kingdom from neighboring Dubai, United Arab Emirates, can ask for 20% to 35% extra, according to headhunting firm Mark Williams.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023

Several headhunting firms offered her opportunities, but she settled on an American company based in China.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

The quality of statesmanship in Wood which dealt with these problems and settled them so that from a slave-holding, polygamous, headhunting land there arose a self-governing community is of the highest order.

From The Career of Leonard Wood by Joseph Hamblen Sears


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