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blackballed

ADJECTIVE
ostracized
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That will make it possible to identify potential vetoes but not which country blackballed any given candidate.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

In an unpublished article titled “Das Kannibal,” Mitchell wrote angrily about being blackballed for speaking out against the war.

From Slate Jun. 6, 2025

Then again, maybe that’s a popcorn kernel for critics and other nerds, like another episode’s throwaway line from a former journalist who says she got blackballed for sucker-punching Rex Reed.

From Salon May 8, 2025

It has also been reported that the energy security department had already blackballed Greenpeace months ago.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2023

If he’s not careful, he’ll be blackballed by his state medical association and kept out of the hospitals.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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