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also highjack
as in to commandeer
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun
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Now Microsoft has warned that attackers may be hijacking some of the most powerful AI tools available to power some of their campaigns.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The battlefield is your phone, and the weapon is algorithms designed to hijack attention, rewire brains and control lives.
—Andrae Bailey, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Organized Looting: Gangs are filling a power vacuum left by Israel in some parts of southern Gaza, hijacking desperately needed aid for Palestinian residents.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Hill was charged on Nov. 8 with kidnapping while hijacking a vehicle, armed robbery and pointing a firearm at another.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The battlefield is your phone, and the weapon is algorithms designed to hijack attention, rewire brains and control lives.
—Andrae Bailey, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Organized Looting: Gangs are filling a power vacuum left by Israel in some parts of southern Gaza, hijacking desperately needed aid for Palestinian residents.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Hill was charged on Nov. 8 with kidnapping while hijacking a vehicle, armed robbery and pointing a firearm at another.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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