as in to hijack
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Recent Examples of skyjack
The only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history still baffles the FBI and amateur sleuths.
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Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
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The incident started when Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill robbed a Coral Gables jewelry store, then hijacked Ordoñez’s UPS truck 2 miles away and took him with them on a high-speed chase into Broward County that ended at a crowded Miramar intersection.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Hill and Alexander then hijacked the UPS truck driven by Ordóñez — with the driver still in it.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Five people were shot — including two inside the complex — and others as the suspect fled, tried but failed to carjack one vehicle, and then successfully carjacked a second car.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Police said Husein attempted to carjack the sergeant's vehicle but was not successful.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Skyjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyjack. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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