head-hunting
Britishnoun
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the practice among certain peoples of removing the heads of slain enemies and preserving them as trophies
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the recruitment, esp through an agency, of executives from one company to another, often rival, company
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slang the destruction or neutralization of political opponents
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Ball seems to be head-hunting in this round, he keeps stepping in with a left to the chin then trying to loop his right hand over the top but it's not finding a home.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
“I do think that they were head-hunting, but I don’t think he meant to try to impose a life-changing injury,” Pittman said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
The Bengals immediately became better when they cut head-hunting linebacker Vontaze Burfict, and they have legitimate talent elsewhere on defense with Geno Atkins and Carlos Dunlap.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2019
"Banks are looking to keep the bulk of their operations in the UK but some are hedging their bets on Germany," said Alex Howard-Keyes, a partner at the London-based international head-hunting firm Alderbrooke.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2016
These head-hunting pirates were not cannibals, and behaved in an extremely decorous manner when they visited our ship.
From The Call Of The South 1908 by Becke, Louis
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