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also highjack
as in to commandeer
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun
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Some suggest that the plane suffered a mechanical failure of some kind, while other, more conspiratorial, theories claim that staff aboard the flight planned to hijack the plane for other purposes.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
How cute things hijack our brains and drive behaviour
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—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever phishing technique to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts belonging to a wide range of targets, researchers warned.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
How cute things hijack our brains and drive behaviour
Trends in Cognitive Science.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever phishing technique to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts belonging to a wide range of targets, researchers warned.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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