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"I was traveling home by train," recalls Passaleva, "and all of a sudden I was rushing against time to commandeer one of the largest telescopes in the world from my laptop."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

He regularly turned up at the U.K.’s New York consulate, would commandeer the consulate’s car and visit friends, including Epstein, the book says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Swift pointed out that nobody wants a guest to commandeer a wedding speech to flaunt their own relationship news.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

The students had gone to Iguala to commandeer buses to take them to an annual protest in Mexico City.

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

‘He wants to commandeer Goblin for his Colonel.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

When replicating, the virus essentially commandeers the molecular factory of the cell to make lots of copies of itself, then breaks out of the cell to set the new copies free.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023

Guitarist Katie Henderson commandeers a laptop from their sound engineer, swipes through two dozen menus and recalibrates the backing track.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023

Her teenage daughter, Roshni, commandeers it when she has homework to do.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

It’s the son, and he commandeers the ball because it’s his court now.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022

Kruger, President S. J. P., ultimatum of, 1; commandeers his burghers, 34; designs of, 48; telegraphs to Botha to hold on to Hlangwhane, 343; to President Steyn to commandeer everyone in annexed districts, 382.

From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office

Sure enough, the next day Colbert commandeered an episode of “Only in Monroe,” the same Michigan-based public access program he hosted in 2015 before his “Late Show” debut.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

It climbs either side of a valley created by the River Esk, as it joins the port where whalers once launched and Captain Cook first commandeered the HMS Endeavour.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Western experts say such workers endure miserable living and working conditions, have their movements restricted and see most of their wages commandeered by the North Korean state.

From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026

Three of them—from TWA, Swissair and Pan Am—were commandeered successfully.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

On Tuesday and Thursday evenings they commandeered half the parlor of Number Five and hired their own teacher.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

On Isabela Island, a local sea lion known as Panchito has become famous for commandeering the loungers at Cormorant Beach House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

With captain Jamie George and up-and-comer Theo Dan commandeering the number two jersey of late, he faces a battle to force his way into the 23-man squad.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024

Foster needs to sell season tickets, but campus needs to stop commandeering the concession revenue from basketball games in Pauley Pavilion.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

As generative AI grows, the shoggoth has to be fed on user data, which companies can squeeze more cheaply from you via commandeering your consent than they can by paying you for your data.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2023

Bo says nothing about me commandeering his radio.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy