as in to hijack
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In the past Hamas reportedly has hijacked food aid, retaining some for its own forces and selling what remains to the public.—
Dina Kraft,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 May 2025 -
In effect, advocates of a higher SALT deduction have hijacked the entire budget process in pursuit of a self-serving carve-out that has crowded out everything else under discussion.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 May 2025
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Wolf Blitzer appears with a CNN breaking news update of sheer panic in the trailer (below): The country has been hit with widespread technology outages, computers have been highjacked and there are significant casualties.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Getty Images / Vincent Sandoval / Contributor For the second time in two weeks, printers across the world have been highjacked, rolling out page after page of odd propaganda.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
WIRED,
13 Dec. 2018
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After thousands of terrorists invaded Israel and committed mass atrocities, Hamas continued to commandeer aid, creating and taking advantage of a black market.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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But to be clear, state and local law enforcement cannot be commandeered to enforce federal civil immigration laws and (be) taken away from fighting crime.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
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“Carjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjack. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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