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Recent Examples of poach
Brendan Duty of The Athletic recently suggested the Yankees could poach a player from the Los Angeles Dodgers to replace Torres.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
As was a trend of the Bengals poaching players from the Saints — Trey Hendrickson and Vonn Bell, two of the top free-agent signings in Taylor’s time, both came from New Orleans.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: The team's successful season has been noticed by other franchises, who may try to poach important assistant coaches like defensive coordinator Brian Flores and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In Week 17, he was elevated to the main roster to protect him being poached off the practice squad by another team.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
As was a trend of the Bengals poaching players from the Saints — Trey Hendrickson and Vonn Bell, two of the top free-agent signings in Taylor’s time, both came from New Orleans.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: The team's successful season has been noticed by other franchises, who may try to poach important assistant coaches like defensive coordinator Brian Flores and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In Week 17, he was elevated to the main roster to protect him being poached off the practice squad by another team.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Poach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poach. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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