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poached

verb

past tense of poach

as in boiled

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam poaching fish in a stock flavored with white wine

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Recent Examples of poached OpenAI has aggressively poached top current and former Apple leadership and engineering talent, primarily to build a dedicated hardware division. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 The Mets poached Stearns from the Milwaukee Brewers in October 2023, a month before the Chicago Cubs did so with Counsell. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 24 June 2026 This year, Tencent poached an OpenAI researcher to become its chief AI scientist. — Arjun Kharpal,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 June 2026 After obtaining the permit, Do bought turtles poached from the wild in Florida and elsewhere, and tried to acquire more, prosecutors said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 After obtaining the export permit, Do allegedly bought wild musk turtles poached from Florida and elsewhere and tried to obtain more. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 18 May 2026 Chicken can be poached 4 days ahead. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026 Fortune OpenAI has poached several senior executives from Salesforce, Snowflake, and Palantir in recent weeks. — Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026 The same applies to leeks poached in white wine or green beans stewed with bacon. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026

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The shepherd observed as Underwood boiled and stirred and filtered his brew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

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For the past six months, the Aussies have stewed – and rallied — behind a one-word analysis from the World Cup draw that put them in the same four-team pod with Team USA, Turkey and Paraguay.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Without the feel-good story of a Cal Ripken to turn things around, NHL owners simply stewed.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026

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