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hijack

verb as in seize control

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Some tumors are known to hijack these checkpoints to weaken the body's defenses, so by blocking the checkpoints, the treatments enable the immune system to kill tumor cells.

Israel has previously said that it facilitates the passage of aid into Gaza and accused Hamas of hijacking and stealing deliveries.

From BBC

In a subsequent step, dAdo enters the plant cell through the membrane transporter ENT3, where it hijacks the host's immune system to induce cell death.

For example, if a human disease involves a deficiency of secreted proteins, then bioengineers could hijack the system to deliver artificial snoRNAs to increase secretion of that protein.

The Department of Education has long been a focal point for Trump’s war on “wokeness,” the president-elect and his allies depicting schools as a political battleground hijacked by the left.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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