skyjacker

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Noun
  • The hijacker was killed when Turkish commandos stormed the airliner and freed the 40 passengers and crew.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The revelations get familial, psychological, and stunning, as do Joudrey’s conversations with the kidnapper, now in prison.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Armando Chaguaceda, a Cuban historian, compared the regime to a kidnapper blaming his hostages’ suffering on those calling for their release.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The blood spatter on Nancy Guthrie's front porch suggests a single abductor took her out of her home, according to a former FBI profiler.
    Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Athena, who stayed calm during her abduction and had the wherewithal to question her abductor, fought back when Horner was attacking her, prosecutors said, according to theStar-Telegramand NBC DFW.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The second carjacker, Kenneth Merritt, 29, also pleaded guilty and will be sentenced on June 9.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • His predecessor, Robert Devlin, had filed criminal charges against Brian North, a state trooper who fatally shot a carjacker armed with a knife as the man sat in a locked car at the end of a high-speed chase on I-95.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The 20-track LP serves as equal parts music and cinema in which Crockett weaves a tale of McLane as a cattle rustler on the run from the law who — eventually — gets his redemption.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Siringo was appointed a New Mexico Ranger in 1916 and for two years saw active service against cattle rustlers.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Plus, score more pickpocket-friendly finds like the Osoce Sling Bag and Travelon Anti-theft Messenger Bag, starting at $15.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Footage of an American in Spain handling a pickpocket thief went viral when it was shared on social media, as viewers were amused by his quick reaction.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The most original movie of the summer stars Keke Palmer as Corvette, a professional shoplifter learning to harness the power of sisterly solidarity — and a magical portal — in Boots Riley’s inventive follow-up to Sorry to Bother You.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The scene involves an unsavory routine on how to recognize a shoplifter.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As this list reveals, English has been a welcoming recipient—though at times also a looter—of many words, commodities, and ideas from India that have transformed daily lives and speech in the Anglophone world.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In some cases, the linear sections are convincing enough, but for the most part, Black Ops 7 feels like a mediocre looter shooter in structure and moment-to-moment gameplay.
    Fran J. Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Skyjacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyjacker. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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