hijack

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In fact, the story starts with a reference to the 1999 hijacking of an Indian passenger plane.

From BBC

"A small number of countries basically just hijacked the process, to be quite honest," Prof Sir Robert Watson told BBC News.

From BBC

Scotland, who have gone out in the pool stages in three of the past four tournaments, could hijack France's route into the latter stages.

From BBC

The incident has also given rise to a host of conspiracy theories, including speculation that the pilot had deliberately brought the plane down or that it had been hijacked.

From BBC

“I was living in a body hijacked by the medication,” says Danielle, who at 29 still is struggling to wean herself off an antidepressant.

From The Wall Street Journal