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Recent Examples of poach
Inside an industry bombshell The court ruling came in February 2024: Two agents had been poached from Excel, the agency of Derek Jeter’s agent Casey Close.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Many of these primates who are poached to serve as pets do not live to see their first birthday, according to the Oakland Zoo.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Record bucks get poached and then shared on social media as legitimate trophies.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
And one of my all-time favorite ways to eat them is poached in olive oil and showered in fresh dill.
—Kristy Mucci, Saveur, 1 May 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Many of these primates who are poached to serve as pets do not live to see their first birthday, according to the Oakland Zoo.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Record bucks get poached and then shared on social media as legitimate trophies.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
And one of my all-time favorite ways to eat them is poached in olive oil and showered in fresh dill.
—Kristy Mucci, Saveur, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poach
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The setup can boil water in just two minutes, perfect for hot beverages, soups, or dehydrated meals while camping or exploring natural areas, where access to conveniences may be limited.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Hanging, inevitably, over the weekend’s celebration was the current occupant of the Oval Office, a boiling black cloud compared to the radiant and sunshiny Reagan.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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But the tax cut bill also reignited months of simmering market anxiety about the stability of the US financial system and drove a sharp Treasury selloff as investors weighed the risks posed by estimates the bill would pile additional trillions onto the US debt.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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The match simmered nicely in a very competitive first set before Alcaraz’s clay court cojones started to click.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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“Poach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poach. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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