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[boi-kot] / ˈbɔɪ kɒt /


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J&J Nursery, a facility owned by a state senator who helped approve the Stratos megaproject, is facing widespread calls for a boycott.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

After her election, she apologized for encouraging a boycott of Starbucks on the campaign trail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Lawmakers and members of the public have called for a boycott of the coffee chain with South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung branding the campaign as "inhumane and disgraceful".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The participating players would not be drawn on whether a boycott of the majors could be their next course of action.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Her quiet defiance inspired the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, mobilizing Montgomery’s black community and resulting in a Supreme Court decision that Alabama laws requiring segregation on city buses were unconstitutional.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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