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as in kidnapping

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verb

present participle of carjack

as in hijacking

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The men had been killed in a carjacking gone wrong, the authorities said. — New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Authorities say after the carjacking, the woman driving Garrett’s car called 911 and gave a description of the attacker as an armed man wearing a red bandana. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 Jeremiah Ross, 21, and Davontate Ashley, 20, allegedly used a handgun to steal property from a marketplace transaction and attempted a carjacking of a second victim, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 The circumstances surrounding Stenson’s death would prove to be more complicated than an apparent carjacking. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carjacking

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In 2011, Assad’s authorities were blamed for the kidnapping of senior Baath Party official Shibli al-Aysami from the Lebanese mountain town of Aley.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Devorise Carl Johnson, 21, now faces several charges, including first-degree murder and kidnapping with a weapon or firearm, according to an arrest form.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of kidnapping

Verb

Even the risk of hijacking raw computing power on chips is not new.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
These viruses, known as retroviruses, insert a DNA copy of their RNA sequence into the host cell’s genome, hijacking the cell’s resources to reproduce themselves.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hijacking

Noun

Once investigators began digging into Evonitz’s past, Chamberlain’s abduction proved to be only part of the story.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said an arrest has been made in connection with the abduction of a man from a North Miami apartment who was later found dead this month.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of abduction

Noun

The huge crowds were stressful for police, who ended up working longer shifts than usual to deal with traffic, accidents, shoplifting and other issues.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Chicago authorities later arrested Medina-Medina on a shoplifting charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoplifting

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