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Recent Examples of poach
The latter was a planned TV adaptation of crime writer Rudie Van Rensburg's 2020 book Piranha, which is based on rhino poaching.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 May 2025
Despite their large size, sometimes more than 6 feet tall, the species is considered vulnerable thanks to pressures like deforestation and poaching.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Vegetarians can omit the bacon, and anyone who loves an egg can slide a poached or fried one right on top.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
While poaching and a loss of natural prey also contribute to the snow leopard’s decline, communities are working to foster peaceful coexistence between herders and wildlife.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 May 2025
Despite their large size, sometimes more than 6 feet tall, the species is considered vulnerable thanks to pressures like deforestation and poaching.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Vegetarians can omit the bacon, and anyone who loves an egg can slide a poached or fried one right on top.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
While poaching and a loss of natural prey also contribute to the snow leopard’s decline, communities are working to foster peaceful coexistence between herders and wildlife.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poach
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If boiled and dehydrated, the useful components of the placenta may be altered and reduced.—
Marley Dewey,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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Audiences will witness how life finds a way to survive on a planet where meteors fall, super volcanoes erupt, seas boil and the land moves.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 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 27 May. 2025.
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