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boycott

[boi-kot] / ˈbɔɪ kɒt /


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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

Mr. St. George tells us that “the hand-wringing from across the globe” has resulted in a boycott against his work.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Beyond food and everyday products, the boycott is also playing out in tourism.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

A Dutch boycott is set to begin next month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

This was already apparent when, in 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr., offered his opinion that perhaps the lessons learned from the Montgomery bus boycott could help in the fight over school desegregation.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

But comparisons may be complicated by the boycotts.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Mr. Mengestu objected to the article’s restatement of PEN’s longstanding opposition to cultural and academic boycotts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The Bezos’ involvement was met with boycotts and protests.

From Salon May 6, 2026

They were partners in decades of labor battles, boycotts, protests and political alliances.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

I can’t help it; despite warnings and ghosts and shaky boycotts and cataclysmic girl-destroying exhalations, I lie down, rest my head on Oscar’s pillow, and breathe in the faint scent of him: peppery, sunny, wonderful.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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

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

Niamh Worthington and Celine Flanagan, who were on a short trip from Manchester in Dublin, said the UK should also be boycotting the contest.

From BBC May 15, 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

The amounts aren’t punitive, but they essentially function as a tax-code tariff on doing business in the boycotting country.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

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

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

On a morning in December 1955, word reached Durham that blacks in Montgomery, Alabama, were boycotting the city’s segregated bus system.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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