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boycott

[boi-kot] / ˈbɔɪ kɒt /


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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

Pakistan ultimately completed the Test, with both captain Babar Azam and head coach Sarfaraz denying any knowledge of a planned boycott.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

"They don't go digital to pass on savings to the consumer," Clemens Istel, a spokesman calling for the boycott, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

There were the Oreos that became boycott fodder after the brand released an ad centered on a young man coming out to his family.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Jews all over the world have called on fellow Jews to boycott German goods in order to protest Hitler and the Jew-hating Nazi regime.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

“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

"As soon as we have a situation of pressure and boycotts, we always break out and look for other markets," he tells me.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The boycotts have “erased” roughly $360 million in revenue that the U.S. wine industry would have otherwise earned, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Its February letter cites reports that other boycotts have wiped billions of dollars from Target’s market value.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

He was appearing on the broadcasts almost nightly because of the boycotts.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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

Nationals was held in Chicago in 1967, he boycotted the singles event until 1972, when he returned and won the title four years in a row.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Bakley’s family boycotted it as a staged PR event.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

When we called meetings to discuss our griev-ances and later had news sessions to discuss what we had learned from the paper, the PAC boycotted these gatherings.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Local elections are under way, which protesters are boycotting.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The public broadcasters of five countries - Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia - are boycotting this year's event, making it the smallest since 2003.

From BBC May 13, 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

Rep. Veronica Escobar is boycotting the main event in favor of the People’s State of the Union.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

In Port Elizabeth, Barrett Tyesi gave up a government teaching post and ran a school for boycotting children.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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