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boycott

[boi-kot] / ˈbɔɪ kɒt /


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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

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

Former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr and ex-international James McClean are among those to have backed calls for a boycott.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

We unanimously decided to tender our resignations on the grounds that we supported the boycott and did not enjoy the support of the majority of the students.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act," a DoJ spokesperson said, referring to the federal law that bars companies from engaging in monopolistic business practices.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The wine industry faces challenges beyond Canadian boycotts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

This contributed to mounting developer debt and stalled construction on these unfinished homes sparked widespread dissent and mortgage boycotts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

At the ANC annual conference in Bloemfontein, the organization adopted the league’s Program of Action, which called for boycotts, strikes, stay-at-homes, passive resistance, protest demonstrations, and other forms of mass action.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“Members of the television press pool have boycotted covering White House events. Group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act,” Justice Department spokeswoman Emily Covington said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

England boycotted their fixture against Zimbabwe in Harare at the 2003 World Cup - a decision which ultimately derailed their campaign.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

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

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

As the delegations gather in Austria, five competition regulars will be absent, with Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain all boycotting the event.

From BBC ● May 9, 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

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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