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
  • Clemente is not the only one who has said that someone close to the kidnapper might be the best way to find out what happened.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 May 2026
  • However, the fact that the FBI was able to recover video anyway likely shocked the kidnapper, Clemente said, and someone in his orbit should have been able to pick up the signs.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • At the 100-day mark, the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie could hang on a strand of DNA that's still being evaluated by scientists at the FBI laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, in hopes of identifying her abductor.
    Anna Schecter, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • The case has garnered global attention and a number of vocal critics blaming investigators for a lack of progress in quickly locating Guthrie and her abductor.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 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
  • Since Sylvie hasn’t exactly been taking good care of herself, her niece, Céline (India Hair), who owns half the apartment, sets her up with a young drifter, Adam (Adam Bessa), who rescued Céline from a subway pickpocket.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • Bags with open-top designs are an easy target for pickpockets.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 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
  • Meat has become a primary target for shoplifters, according to recent data.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 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 17 May. 2026.

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