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boycott

[boi-kot] / ˈbΙ”Ιͺ kΙ’t /


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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

We boycott restaurants that automatically add a 20% gratuity and presumptuously suggest we tip still more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Many boycott participants would forever remember where they were when they heard the news.

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

On Thursday protests had also spread to several smaller cities, as students joined university boycotts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 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

She organizes the boycotts of stores that refuse to hire Negroes or sell products made by Negroes.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and RenΓ©e Watson

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

After Labour, the Conservatives and other major parties boycotted the vote, the most prominent competitor in the field is Count Binface.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Chief Buthelezi also boycotted the talks on the grounds that he was not permitted three delegations: for Inkatha, the KwaZulu government, and King Zwelithini.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

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 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

Ukrainian athletes are boycotting the Paralympics opening ceremony, along with officials from Finland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Czechia.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 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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