- present participle of hijack.
hijacking
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Now, the attempted hijacking by co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami is raising questions about whether FlyDubai’s push for growth has outpaced its ability to recruit and vet the people it entrusts to fly its planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Minutes later it switched to a code used to report a hijacking, but was later turned back to the general emergency signal, the website reported.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"There can be no justification for hijacking this tragedy to stir up violence and disorder," she said.
From BBC ● 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
I could never guess whether Suzanne knew unconsciously that something strange was happening in the cells of her body, that a silent hijacking was already under way.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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