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Recent Examples of poaching
Nitin Sanket, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
For wildlife-rich areas, a night tourism presence can also help prevent poaching.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
After six years back and forth in the courts, former The Newsroom writer John Musero’s suit against Creative Artists Agency over the alleged poaching of his Main Justice pilot script has taken a couple more dramatic turns and alleged blacklists on its way to trial this coming October.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
In an effort to help prevent poaching in Kenya, Kent in 1982 founded Friends of Conservation, a group supporting wildlife conservation and education projects in East Africa.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Lucas, during his speech on Wednesday, offered a brief nod at the border war, referencing — but not directly mentioning — Missouri and Kansas City’s recent decisions to exit an economic truce with Kansas that limited cross-state business poaching.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Under state law, abalone poaching can carry penalties of up to $40,000 in fines and one year in jail.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
Edwin Lusichi, the trust’s head keeper, introduced the animals by name and explained how each one had come to be orphaned—drought, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict being the most common causes.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Colliers also denied Truist’s allegations of employee poaching, saying the bank is relying on speculation and punishing competition.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Approximately $150 million is at stake in the poaching penalty and exit fee lawsuits — the former filed by the Pac-12 against the Mountain West, the latter by Utah State, Boise State and Colorado State against the Mountain West.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
He became known for poaching clients, extracting heroic sums for their work, and burnishing their reputations abroad.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
At Psito, chunks of potatoes are simmered in a lemon and oregano poaching liquid until the potatoes are tender and completely infused with these traditional flavors.
—C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
There have been no rhinos in Kidepo Valley National Park since 1983, the result of poaching.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The reintroduction represents a major conservation victory and could boost tourism while demonstrating that coordinated efforts can overcome poaching threats.
—Patrick Onen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Mayor Mamdani is considering poaching the Council’s finance division head to be his Finance Department commissioner, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News — coming in the midst of budget negotiations between the two sides of City Hall.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The spot is being kept a secret because a similar effort in the 1990s to regrow red abalone off of Palos Verdes resulted in someone poaching all of the delicacy.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
This research can enable highly functional, autonomous, tiny aerial robots for critical humanitarian applications, such as search and rescue, combating poaching and cave exploration.
—Nitin Sanket, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
For wildlife-rich areas, a night tourism presence can also help prevent poaching.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
After six years back and forth in the courts, former The Newsroom writer John Musero’s suit against Creative Artists Agency over the alleged poaching of his Main Justice pilot script has taken a couple more dramatic turns and alleged blacklists on its way to trial this coming October.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
In an effort to help prevent poaching in Kenya, Kent in 1982 founded Friends of Conservation, a group supporting wildlife conservation and education projects in East Africa.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Lucas, during his speech on Wednesday, offered a brief nod at the border war, referencing — but not directly mentioning — Missouri and Kansas City’s recent decisions to exit an economic truce with Kansas that limited cross-state business poaching.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Under state law, abalone poaching can carry penalties of up to $40,000 in fines and one year in jail.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
Edwin Lusichi, the trust’s head keeper, introduced the animals by name and explained how each one had come to be orphaned—drought, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict being the most common causes.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Colliers also denied Truist’s allegations of employee poaching, saying the bank is relying on speculation and punishing competition.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Justin realizes that poaching artichokes in wine is delicious; Laurence perfects crispy rice; Sieger figures out how to get Tom to eat okra.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Approximately $150 million is at stake in the poaching penalty and exit fee lawsuits — the former filed by the Pac-12 against the Mountain West, the latter by Utah State, Boise State and Colorado State against the Mountain West.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
He became known for poaching clients, extracting heroic sums for their work, and burnishing their reputations abroad.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
At Psito, chunks of potatoes are simmered in a lemon and oregano poaching liquid until the potatoes are tender and completely infused with these traditional flavors.
—C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
There have been no rhinos in Kidepo Valley National Park since 1983, the result of poaching.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The reintroduction represents a major conservation victory and could boost tourism while demonstrating that coordinated efforts can overcome poaching threats.
—Patrick Onen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Mayor Mamdani is considering poaching the Council’s finance division head to be his Finance Department commissioner, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News — coming in the midst of budget negotiations between the two sides of City Hall.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The spot is being kept a secret because a similar effort in the 1990s to regrow red abalone off of Palos Verdes resulted in someone poaching all of the delicacy.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poaching
Noun
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The border between Iran and northern Iraq's Kurdish region has long been porous, alive with family ties, trade and smuggling.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Taxstone, real name Daryl Campbell, was the mastermind of the June 30, 2024, smuggling scheme.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Add eggs to a pot of already boiling water.—
Sarah Jampel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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When all are well mixed, pour on the boiling Ale by degrees, beating up the mixture continually; then pour it rapidly backward and forward from one jug to another, keeping one jug raised high above the other; till the flip is smooth and finely frothed.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Canadiens forfeit the game to the Detroit after a smoke bomb goes off in the Forum and crowds spill into the streets, setting fires, smashing windows and looting.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Christophe Garnier, the leader of Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan said the organization had to evacuate its staff from Akobo on Saturday and learned of the subsequent looting of its hospital and the ransacking of its office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Drop the bag right into simmering water.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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There is so much strategy simmering in every inhale before the action.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From the anti-Trump side, meanwhile, the American people hear a nervous rustling of vague doubts.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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In the teaser, above, Joanna, 47, can be seen speaking on-camera discussing the plans for the construction of the home on the balcony before a rustling can be heard coming from the woods behind her.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some have traveled farther as part of colonial-era collections — as far as the British Museum — and been returned; a story unto itself about the plundering of the natural world in the age of empire, and institutions reckoning with their inheritance.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Living through the aftermath of Rome’s plundering in 410 by the Visigoths, Augustine keenly appreciated the fact that empires come and go.—
Brett Whalen,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the most recent kidnapping, officers described the suspect as a 40-year-old man.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Reports indicate that the possibility of an internet outage the night of the kidnapping was also looked into.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2020
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There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
13 Mar. 2013
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