as in to hijack
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Recent Examples of carjack
The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York City, Washington, DC, and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four US commercial airplanes bound for West Coast destinations.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Terrorists associated with the extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four planes.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history still baffles the FBI and amateur sleuths.—
Tim Newcomb,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Mar. 2023
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After the war, the Allies commandeered Volkswagen production and got the show back on the road in 1945.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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Indian government sources told me that the third stage of the project, expected to commence around 2042, will commandeer the entire island.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Carjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjack. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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