commandeering

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Commandeering streets from vehicles was welcomed by cyclists and environmental activists who often vent frustration with the car-centric design of American suburbs.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2023

Commandeering, a doctrine the Supreme Court established in the 1990s, occurs when the federal government forces states and cities to help enforce federal law.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2019

Commandeering the Grand Cherokee SRT8 version’s gutsy 470-horsepower 4.6-liter V8 engine and the vehicle’s superior Terrain Management 4X4 system would obviously be steps in the right direction.

From Forbes • Aug. 30, 2011

Commandeering every available plane, including civil airliners, French General Raoul Salan packed them with troops and flew them into the Plaine des Jarres at the rate of 50 aircraft a day.

From Time Magazine Archive

Commandeering Rupert and his car, the Chief took his party at a moderate pace up the street, at the top of which the crowd stood waiting in compact masses.

From To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today by Connor, Ralph