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boycott

[boi-kot] / ˈbɔɪ kɒt /


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The Delano strike escalated into a national table grape boycott in 1968.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

After Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said the store would stock AI-written books as long as they were labeled as such, calls to boycott the retailer circulated online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He faces a possible death penalty if convicted of treason for allegedly inciting the public to boycott elections last year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

In one food group I follow, posts about AI restaurant marketing increasingly read like miniature boycott pledges.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

They singled out Dr. King among the 115 blacks who had received indictments and went after him, accusing him of organizing an illegal boycott.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

Nova's news portal has responded to threats of journalist boycotts by offering the newsroom a choice: work under the new editors or accept a severance package.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The wine industry faces challenges beyond Canadian boycotts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

PEN America said its longstanding policy on cultural and academic boycotts hasn’t changed, opposing boycotts institutionally while defending the rights of individuals to engage in them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Rosa Parks opened the door for one of the most famous boycotts of our time and introduced the struggle for civil rights.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin boycotted the World Cup final this month in protest at a number of controversial moves.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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

In 1972, leaders of the United Farm Workers union descended on Arizona to battle legislation prohibiting agricultural workers in the state from striking or boycotting during harvest season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Meanwhile, university students in several other Albanian towns were boycotting classes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

"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

After a few minutes, the school’s athletic director entered with news: The coach was boycotting the meeting, “holding the line,” they were told.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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