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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a hijacking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the act of unlawfully seizing control of a vehicle, aircraft, or other means of transport, or metaphorically to describe the takeover of a situation or process.
Example: "The sudden change in leadership felt like a hijacking of the company's original vision."
Alternatives: "an unlawful takeover" or "a seizure of control".
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They haven't had a hijacking for years.
Everybody thought this was a hijacking.
"After this trip, a hijacking looks good," Mrs. Marena says.
"A hijacking was not a bolt out of the blue".
But they said a hijacking would be easy to accomplish.
A circus, some commentators called the debate, or a hijacking.
It was a hijacking that vilified and demonized Jews".
They said they were unaware of a hijacking.
The Colombian government ruled out rebel attacks or a hijacking.
He was shot six times during a hijacking, leaving him paralysed from the waist down.
Let me be clear: What happened on Wednesday was not a revolution — it was a hijacking.
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