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Recent Examples of carjacking
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
There were fewer than 200 homicides for the first time since 2020, and carjackings declined by nearly half after increasing for six straight years.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
On Monday, April 21, the sisters recalled — in unison — the harrowing experience of the carjacking while being interviewed on 7News Queensland.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Concord police are investigating the bank robbery, pursuit and carjacking, and San Jose police are investigating the police shooting.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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When Kansas City officers exchanged gunfire with a person possibly involving an armed carjacking on Feb. 12 near Ninth Street and Van Brunt Boulevard, police alerted the media withing 1 1/2 hours.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
There were fewer than 200 homicides for the first time since 2020, and carjackings declined by nearly half after increasing for six straight years.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
On Monday, April 21, the sisters recalled — in unison — the harrowing experience of the carjacking while being interviewed on 7News Queensland.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Concord police are investigating the bank robbery, pursuit and carjacking, and San Jose police are investigating the police shooting.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacking
abduction
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The court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine, as well as five other officials.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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The false premise that mass deportation would only target those already with an undocumented status has helped grease the wheels for sweeping abductions of individuals and families who have been living peacefully and working hard in communities across the country.—
Karen Tumlin,
Time,
6 May 2025
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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