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Netflix has also been aggressive in its approach to poach network TV megastars like Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes, both of whom landed seven-figure contracts (though Murphy was noticeably granted a much higher sum).
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In February, the Philadelphia cable giant first attempted to poach Sky with a $31-billion offer that was substantially higher than Fox’s original bid.
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The act was meant to protect migratory birds that were near extinction after they had been hunted or poached for their feathers.
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And now, increasingly, poaching for lions’ body parts is compounding these problems.
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Schemes to farm animals, which some said would undercut incentives to poach, have proved equally harmful.
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Everyday use of a Web browser provides criminals with a lot of opportunities to poach your personal data, new research shows.
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This bridezilla kicked two bridesmaids out of her wedding and then tried to poach their dresses.
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Right now looks to be presenting the very best opportunity for any club to poach him, considering how well he is expected to progress, and how much the Reds value him.
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Origin and Etymology of poach
Middle English pocchen, from Middle French pocher, from Old French poché poached, literally, bagged, from poche bag, pocket — more at pouch
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined above
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poached;
poaching;
poaches
1
: to encroach upon especially for the purpose of taking something
2
: to trespass for the purpose of stealing game;
also
: to take game or fish illegally
1
: to trespass on
- a field poached too frequently by the amateur
- —The Times Literary Supplement (London)
2 a
: to take (game or fish) by illegal methods
b
: to appropriate (something) as one's own
c
: to attract (someone, such as an employee or customer) away from a competitor
Origin and Etymology of poach
Middle French pocher, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle English poken to poke
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First Known Use: 1611
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
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POACH Defined for Kids
Definition of poach for Students
poached;
poaching
: to cook slowly in liquid
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