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carjack

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as in to hijack

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Recent Examples of carjack On June 19, 2022, the four men are accused of trying to carjack a man near the Interstate 95 ramp in Baltimore. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Downs recalled the incident on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1988, saying that a man approached her vehicle and attempted to carjack her. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 Five people were shot — including two inside the complex — and others as the suspect fled, tried but failed to carjack one vehicle, and then successfully carjacked a second car. — South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 Washington, who had been at the bank to cash a check, attempted to carjack Nguyen’s work van, the District Attorney’s Office said. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026 Vizcaino tumbled from his vehicle and allegedly attempted to carjack multiple nearby vehicles while wielding a knife. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 During their interaction, the man attempted to carjack the couple and began shooting at the vehicle, resulting in the woman being injured. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025 Decoto then ran from the vehicle and unsuccessfully tried to carjack a passerby before he was finally arrested after a brief struggle. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025 The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities. — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025

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Each episode barrels forward with the logic of a live-action cartoon, hijacking the visual language of everything from My Dinner With Andre to Dog Day Afternoon, while cramming in references to pop culture, video games, and Canadian esoterica.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
After the high-speed chase erupts into gunfire and a brutal fistfight, Kim hijacks the vehicle, takes the official hostage and speeds off a bridge into the water below.

— Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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There is a seasonal meadow of two dozen native wildflowers, and a year-round spectacle of sandaster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia) commandeers much of the front yard.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Amazon’s willingness to take TNF off the hands of Fox (which subsequently opted out of the final season of its deal) worked out in everyone’s favor, but no Big Tech player has yet to commandeer a package of similar import.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of commandeer

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