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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 23 June 2025
Buy digital billboards and metro ad space that list the outrageous fee increases, the number of carjackings, the number of Marylanders attacked, raped or killed by undocumented immigrants, the number of criminal juveniles released to commit additional crimes.
—Michelle Jefferson, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2025
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said a woman walked into a store in the 4000 block of Sunrise Boulevard just before 10 p.m., telling the clerk of the carjacking.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2025
No injuries were reported in the carjacking incident.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 13 July 2025
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The man’s friend and his friend’s mother witnessed the carjacking.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 23 June 2025
Buy digital billboards and metro ad space that list the outrageous fee increases, the number of carjackings, the number of Marylanders attacked, raped or killed by undocumented immigrants, the number of criminal juveniles released to commit additional crimes.
—Michelle Jefferson, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2025
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said a woman walked into a store in the 4000 block of Sunrise Boulevard just before 10 p.m., telling the clerk of the carjacking.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2025
No injuries were reported in the carjacking incident.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacking
abduction
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Shoulder abduction is mainly performed by the deltoid muscle on top of your shoulders, and supported by the supraspinatus muscle, which is part of the rotator cuff.1 Shoulder abduction is used in many daily activities, such as hanging up clothes, getting dressed, and carrying shopping bags.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
30 July 2025
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On July 15, Fabian Johnson, 38, was arrested in connection with the abduction.—
Ariela Lopez,
jsonline.com,
21 July 2025
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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