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poach

[pohch] / poʊtʃ /


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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

To Abbass, a clear sign the labor market is improving is when people start trying to poach his own recruiters, and that’s been happening as of late.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 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

“Besides, he was jealous of Gareth. He was afraid that our brother would poach on his preserves. Our Gareth copied him, which did not suit the preux chevalier. You can’t have two knights without reproach.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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