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Recent Examples of poaching
Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 8 May 2026
Their number continues to decline due poaching and habitat loss.
—Harriet Ramos
may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The new era of college basketball, with unlimited transfers, players and their agents negotiating substantial salaries and big schools’ poaching of the best mid-major players – there’s no other way to put it – only increases the distance between the power schools and everyone else.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
Van Jaarsveld’s team was working to safeguard rare white and black rhinos on the reserve and was specifically watching for lethal poaching crews believed to be operating in the area.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
However, the pan needs to be deep enough and have a lid for proper poaching.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Those populations continue to decline due to habitat loss, human-elephant conflict and poaching.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Panthera says poaching is down, and the protection and revitalization has made the forest more amenable to big cats.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
And while progress has been made, the species is still classified as near threatened, and The Wilds says threats like habitat loss and poaching underscore the importance of continuing conservation work.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
The policy also bans material that admits to or encourages poaching.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Career rangers like Van Jaarsveld play a heroic role in protecting Africa’s wildlife, and especially its rhinos, amid an ongoing poaching crisis.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
The World Wildlife Fund classifies white rhinos as near threatened due to poaching.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
State officials ask that anyone who has information about the series of Upper Peninsula eagle deaths send those tips via the DNR's poaching tipline, call or text 800-292-7800.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Schoeman van Jaarsveld dedicated his life to protecting rhinos from poaching gangs in South Africa.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Van Jaarsveld’s company specialized in protecting rhinos from poaching threats.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
This avoids burning the cups and creates the perfect steamy environment for poaching.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
Viola recommends boiling, poaching, or low-heat scrambling your eggs to preserve their micronutrients.
—Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 8 May 2026
Their number continues to decline due poaching and habitat loss.
—Harriet Ramos
may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The new era of college basketball, with unlimited transfers, players and their agents negotiating substantial salaries and big schools’ poaching of the best mid-major players – there’s no other way to put it – only increases the distance between the power schools and everyone else.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
Van Jaarsveld’s team was working to safeguard rare white and black rhinos on the reserve and was specifically watching for lethal poaching crews believed to be operating in the area.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
However, the pan needs to be deep enough and have a lid for proper poaching.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Those populations continue to decline due to habitat loss, human-elephant conflict and poaching.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Panthera says poaching is down, and the protection and revitalization has made the forest more amenable to big cats.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
And while progress has been made, the species is still classified as near threatened, and The Wilds says threats like habitat loss and poaching underscore the importance of continuing conservation work.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
But now, as the company’s recently launched ChatGPT soared, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had discovered that Musk was planning a rival AI venture and poaching talent from the start-up, according to federal court testimony this week.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
The policy also bans material that admits to or encourages poaching.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Career rangers like Van Jaarsveld play a heroic role in protecting Africa’s wildlife, and especially its rhinos, amid an ongoing poaching crisis.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
The World Wildlife Fund classifies white rhinos as near threatened due to poaching.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
State officials ask that anyone who has information about the series of Upper Peninsula eagle deaths send those tips via the DNR's poaching tipline, call or text 800-292-7800.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Schoeman van Jaarsveld dedicated his life to protecting rhinos from poaching gangs in South Africa.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Van Jaarsveld’s company specialized in protecting rhinos from poaching threats.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
This avoids burning the cups and creates the perfect steamy environment for poaching.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poaching
Noun
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Is the administration too worried about chip smuggling?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The story is inspired by true events that saw a Vice Canada editor recruit drug mules for an international cocaine smuggling operation, including out of the media giant’s offices.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Process in boiling water canner for 10 minutes.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
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Start by boiling a pot of hot water on your stove and pouring it slowly down your drain to loosen up the hair, food, or other debris.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Some start in the 1800s, and others start post-1970 under the UNESCO framework that has outlawed the looting of cultural heritage across the world.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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The looting report in Haaretz follows several other misconduct complaints against Israeli soldiers in Lebanon.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Stock is made by simmering meat scraps and vegetables for a few hours.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Mikel Arteta has a reputation for seeking control but in the closing stages, that was discarded in the simmering emotion of it all.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
6 May 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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Niebla-Machado gave the agent a firearm and a Dodge Ram pickup truck as a down payment for the kidnapping, according to court records.—
Kendrick Calfee
May 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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This came partly because of two ransom notes received from a person claiming to have information about the kidnapping.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
8 May 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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“Poaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poaching. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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