poached

verb

Definition of poachednext
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 Starbucks With sales shrinking in its biggest markets, Starbucks poached Chipotle Mexican Grill star CEO Brian Niccol to turn around the coffee chain’s fortunes, replacing Laxman Narasimhan. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 Winsor had been personally recruited by the developer Trammell Crow, who recognized his leadership skills and poached him from Texas Instruments. — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024 The Rockies added Veen to the 40-man roster last month, thus protecting him from being poached in Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024

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