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While the Ghor rebels are hijacking an imperial supply vehicle — in order to reveal to the galaxy that the Empire is lying about its intentions for the planet — Kleya is at a fancy party, trying to remove one of her listening devices from an antique artifact in an aristocrat’s personal gallery.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Without a clear framework, machine identities can be hijacked, impersonated, or manipulated at scale, allowing attackers to bypass traditional security systems unnoticed.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 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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Like the time Fawaz took some visitors from Kuwait to the training ground, commandeered one of the goalkeepers from a small-sided game with the first team and spent half an hour taking penalties at him.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Parents retreat to the top-floor study while kids commandeer the lower-level theater.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Carjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjack. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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