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pohch

  • v  hunt illegally
    people are poaching elephants for their ivory
  • v  cook in a simmering liquid
    poached apricots

  • After years of relative safety from poachers, Kenya's elephants are once again threatened by ruthless ivory hunters.
  • It may also lead to increased incidences of poaching of park wildlife.
  • A poaching ring slaughters the protected birds in Canada .
News & Articles

  • Texas Gov. Perry seeks to poach jobs in New York
    Texas Gov. Perry seeks to poach jobs in New York Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 7:20 am, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Albany Former GOP presidential hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry visits New York and neighboring Connecticut next week as he continues his high-profile search for gun ...
    June 12, 2013 - Albany Times Union
  • Texas Gov. Perry seeks to poach jobs in NY
    Texas Gov. Perry seeks to poach jobs in NY Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 7:29 am, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Albany Former GOP presidential hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry visits New York and neighboring Connecticut next week as he continues his high-profile search for gun, drug ...
    June 12, 2013 - Albany Times Union
  • GOP Texas governor seeks to poach jobs in Democratic New York
    GOP Texas governor seeks to poach jobs in Democratic New York Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:22 pm, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Albany Former GOP presidential hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry visits New York and neighboring Connecticut next week as he continues his high-profile ...
    June 12, 2013 - Albany Times Union
Quotes

  • Padraig Harrington in AFP
    You've got to think you've got to make birdies,Harrington said. "You really do. You've got to poach first and take your chance every now and again that you will get yourself in trouble, but hopefully you'll recover."
  • Jeremy Piven in San Francisco Chronicle
    Actor Jeremy Piven says, "I could see him coming back as one of the boys. I can see (my character) Ari being very aggressive in recruiting him to represent him and also stopping at nothing to poach him from another client. That's what Ari would do."
  • Manny Malhotra in San Jose Mercury News
    They do a good job of hunting pucks,said center Manny Malhotra, who turned 30 on Tuesday. "That's their style of game. They like to be in the middle of the ice and poach pucks. We're aware of that so we just have to keep pucks out of those...

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