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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“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
"We face stiff competition for high-performance workers. We have substantially raised pay and improved working conditions to prevent head-hunting," Masuda said.
From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2022
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
Until Malingi revealed the missionaries had also persuaded his ancestors to stop head-hunting.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2018
The practice of head-hunting still exists in the Bontok country, though the steady discouragement of the Government is beginning to tell.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
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