poaching
Example Sentences
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“I don’t think there’s anybody else here that’s about to get poached. Maybe the only one would be me, and I’m not poaching myself because I’m not fit for public office.”
From Barron's
His bespectacled, quipping presence lent the show some book-world class, the new medium poaching prestige from the old.
Elephant populations have grown in pockets of Africa, such as Kenya and Zimbabwe, due largely to a drop in poaching.
"People are driven into logging and poaching through poverty," he added.
From Barron's
“This is good poaching ground for us,” the first-time winner said in the Globes press room after the show’s comedy series win.
From Los Angeles Times
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