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as in kidnapping

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carjacking

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verb

present participle of carjack

as in hijacking

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Jacob Shacarr Lawrence pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking and one count of fleeing a police officer’s vehicle causing serious injury, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Police tracked down his location prior to the carjacking and entered the home to find both Harris and Payne had been shot in the head, according to the statement. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Within days of the early August carjacking, a more aggressive plan was announced, led in part by deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 Jett was 16 at the time, and police zeroed in on him as a suspect in an armed carjacking near Druid Hill Park in West Baltimore. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for carjacking

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Angela Diaz pleaded guilty in October 2017 to charges, including kidnapping, false imprisonment, forgery, perjury, grand theft and falsely reporting crimes.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Season 9 will kick off in the wake of the kidnapping cliffhanger.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Definition of kidnapping

Verb

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
The side walls engage your peripheral vision without hijacking your attention.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Definition of hijacking

Noun

After the abduction, Horner covered the truck's internal camera, leaving investigators with audio recordings only for the remainder of the incident.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 21 July 2026
The abduction of Nicolas Maduro, then the president of Venezuela, was daring, high-risk, and has slowly paid off, with Caracas becoming more US-friendly.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of abduction

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Many Londoners have firsthand experience of phone-snatching or have witnessed a surge in shoplifting and subway fare-dodging.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
At the same time, reported shoplifting bucked the trends of other property crimes, showing a 5% increase.

— Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of shoplifting

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