boycott
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The FAI voted earlier this year to play the matches, having been concerned about potential sanctions, including fines and expulsions from competitions, if it had opted to boycott.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
A massive family-owned winery spanning San Joaquin and Sacramento counties is for sale after struggling to survive the Canadian boycott of U.S. alcohol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
But after threatening to boycott events in the Netherlands after being roundly booed by the crowd during his last-16 win over Nathan Aspinall, the Warrington-based player failed to produce his best darts against Clayton.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
It’s also a risk-averse one, in which publishers worry about taking on any project that might face a boycott or predictable headwinds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
One woman’s actions on a single bus eventually led to the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, a milestone in the Civil Rights Movement.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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Since the controversy blew up earlier this week, ticket prices, external for his remaining shows in the US, Mexico and South America have dropped, as calls for boycotts spread.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
While U.S. oil and gas continues to flow tariff-free to Canada, other big export categories have been hit by Canadian tariffs or boycotts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Boycotts can beget other boycotts, so there could be global risk to sales of U.S. business jets depending on how sentiment and behaviors change,” the Capital Alpha analysts wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The continued boycotts add to a pile of issues the struggling industry faces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
At the ANC annual conference in Bloemfontein, the organization adopted the league’s Program of Action, which called for boycotts, strikes, stay-at-homes, passive resistance, protest demonstrations, and other forms of mass action.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Critics say the dialogue -- which excluded armed groups and was boycotted by key opposition parties -- did little to address these challenges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ordinary Canadians have even boycotted U.S. products and avoided taking vacations here in solidarity.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was the culmination of a showdown in the Clacton constituency, which was boycotted by the other major British parties.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Bakley’s family boycotted it as a staged PR event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
He had to do this because he lived on the pennies of the youngsters and he didn’t want to be boycotted.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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"I hope we're not going to get to this boycotting again," said Sabalenka.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
In Dallas, Carrie Hanna was hurt to discover that friends she thought were boycotting the camp are, in fact, sending their daughters this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
China retaliated by unofficially boycotting Korean goods, banning group tours to South Korea for six years, and even cancelling K-pop concerts.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Rep. Veronica Escobar is boycotting the main event in favor of the People’s State of the Union.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
In the United States, talk of boycotting the 1936 Olympics had been simmering since the Nazis had come to power in 1933.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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