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headhunted

  • past participle
    of headhunt.
    headhunt
    noun
    a headhunting expedition.
  • past tense form
    of headhunt.
    headhunt
    noun
    a headhunting expedition.

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When Sobchak was voted out, his deputy was headhunted to work in the presidential administration in Moscow.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024

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

Now it is Pochettino who is out of a job, and Mourinho who was headhunted to replace him.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2019

Rodri has been headhunted as the heir to 34-year-old Fernandinho and he moved and passed with similar intelligence.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2019

In 1941 he was headhunted to dance in a forgotten musical called Moon Over Miami.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2019

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