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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Israel said those killed were Hamas militants trying to hijack the trucks.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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This gave the attackers the means by which to execute the BEC attack itself that involved hijacking an existing email thread discussing a purchase order and accompanying invoice for battery parts.Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Getty Images / Vincent Sandoval / Contributor For the second time in two weeks, printers across the world have been highjacked, rolling out page after page of odd propaganda.Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2018
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In short order, four U.S.-flagged aircraft were highjacked.Richard M. Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
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Protesters commandeer a military vehicle in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980.Bettmann / Getty Images The uprising was a pivotal moment in South Korean history, Jo said, that marked the country’s last attempt at democratization before it was achieved in 1987.Stella Kim, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Snoop commandeers the hook with a melodicism that blends effortlessly with Sting’s croons, then switches over to his signature, laconic flow before passing the baton to his costar who closes out the high-powered collaboration.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Skyjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyjack. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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