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poaching

[poh-ching] / ˈpoʊ tʃɪŋ /






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Meta has also struggled to establish itself as a top AI player compared to competitors such as Google, Anthropic and OpenAI, despite aggressively poaching top talent to form Meta Superintelligence Labs last summer.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

There had been incidents of fly-grazing on Williams's property in the past - where animals are left on land without permission - as well as hare coursing and poaching.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Kumanga had worked with a local volunteer group that fights poaching in the national park, according to close associates and family members.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"People are driven into logging and poaching through poverty," he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

So far, Suzanne Braden reports, poaching has been nearly eliminated—thanks to extreme penalties that can include up to ten years behind bars.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh