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Recent Examples of carjacking
Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026
Two people were injured, one critically, after a series of shootings and a carjacking in Prince George’s County on Friday afternoon, police said.
—Jasmine Golden, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Prior to that arrest, Talley had faced pending charges alleging armed robbery and carjacking and was released by Judge John Lyke on electronic monitoring.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In February of 2023, an armed carjacking suspect was shot and wounded by an officer in the area of 105th Avenue and International Boulevard.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
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Noun
In Anne Arundel County, homicides declined by 17%, carjackings dropped by 57%, contact shootings fell by 43%, non-contact shootings decreased by 13%, and reported rapes declined by 17%.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026
Two people were injured, one critically, after a series of shootings and a carjacking in Prince George’s County on Friday afternoon, police said.
—Jasmine Golden, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Prior to that arrest, Talley had faced pending charges alleging armed robbery and carjacking and was released by Judge John Lyke on electronic monitoring.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In February of 2023, an armed carjacking suspect was shot and wounded by an officer in the area of 105th Avenue and International Boulevard.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacking
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Issa Hamade and Ahmad Harb, both 32, and Sobhi Sobh, 33, were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping, extortion, conspiracy, battery with intent to commit mayhem, robbery or grand larceny, and coercion with force or threats, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Investigators learned that Canon was in custody at the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility on unrelated charges and arrested him for kidnapping, child endangerment, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Britain’s far-right has a history of hijacking incidents like this to use as fuel for their own narratives.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
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More than three decades after the abduction and killing of a Granite Bay mother shocked Placer County, the man accused of the crime has pleaded guilty and agreed to spend the rest of his life in prison.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The movement emerged after the abduction and killing of Lyhanna in late May and intensified as the suspect’s history came to light.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this past weekend has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Miss.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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The measure, passed with the help of Democrats, directs federal immigration enforcement to detain and deport those without legal status charged with minor theft or shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury of another person.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 June 2026
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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