hijack
Example Sentences
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"A youth movement will be more effective when internal divisions are minimal, there is ideological plurality without antagonism, and there are few established parties that can easily hijack the movement's results."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
But between Sackett and EPA’s careful new wording, it won’t prove as easy to hijack as in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
"They hijack the machinery that makes proteins, disrupt the 'postal service' that sends messages between different parts of the cell, and disable the defenses that normally protect us from infection."
From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025
But the musical belongs to Juliet, and Webb has the vocal prowess to hijack the stage whenever she’s soaring in song.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
I scowled, which wasn’t a big deal since everyone in the room was wearing a similar disgruntled expression, although I was pretty sure it wasn’t because their simulation test hijack wasn’t going as they’d planned.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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