hijacking
- present participle of hijack.
Example Sentences
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This is the second hijacking of a vessel off the coast of Yemen since May, when the MT Eureka was seized near the port of Qana.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Cybercriminals are hijacking companies’ internal artificial-intelligence agents to steal sensitive business data, creating new insider threat risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Their hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products — a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Some global sea traffic was diverted from the Red Sea route following the November 2023 hijacking by Houthi rebels of a British-owned vehicle carrier, the Galaxy Leader, near Yemen.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
All of my bravado from hijacking Elliot’s simulation test was draining away, and I was left with a familiar feeling of uncertainty.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
