headhunt
noun
a headhunting expedition.
headhunted
Example Sentences
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An investor headhunted Ulrich and offered him $10,000 more annually than his management job at a nearby factory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Jason went on to have a wife and two children and was eventually headhunted by a global IT firm.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2021
Although he has never, as far as anyone knows, been a member of a political party, Cummings was headhunted to be director of strategy for the then Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, in 2002.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2019
In 1941 he was headhunted to dance in a forgotten musical called Moon Over Miami.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2019
After making his name as a programmemaker, he initially became a commissioner at a rival broadcaster before being headhunted five years ago.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2019
