poach
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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
There was a pinpoint header for the opener, a trademark channel run and rounding of Lize Kop for the second, and a press and poach from the Spurs goalkeeper's error for the third.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
“You’re not going to poach all my guys, are you?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Parents are reluctant to poach a name from someone too near— family members or close friends—but many parents, whether they realize it or not, like the sound of names that sound “successful.”
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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