hijack
Example Sentences
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McKinney’s sudden emergence in the race in May saw him hijack the incumbent’s support from law enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Baseball let Netflix hijack its season opener with goofy wrestlers and dancers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
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 • Dec. 3, 2025
By layering these techniques, the researchers built the clearest picture yet of how TFE3 oncofusions hijack RNA to build cancer's growth hubs.
From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 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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