1. plural of headhunting; the practice of recruiting talented employees from other companies, often for senior or specialized positions
Usage: business/HR context; usually uncountable in singular form, but plural used to refer to multiple instances or campaigns
2. plural of headhunting; the historical or anthropological practice of taking and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies
Usage: historical/anthropological; refers to practices in certain cultures, now obsolete

Examples

• The company's aggressive headhuntings resulted in hiring three senior executives from competitors.
• Modern headhuntings in the tech industry focus on finding engineers with specialized skills.
• Anthropologists have documented headhuntings among certain indigenous groups in historical records.
• The recruitment firm specializes in headhuntings for Fortune 500 companies.
• Several headhuntings were conducted to fill leadership positions across the organization.