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hijack

[hahy-jak] / ˈhaɪˌdʒæk /


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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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