boycott

Example Sentences

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Though some activists demanded Wasserman leave his post as LA28 chair and called for a Games boycott, there has been no apparent reduction in sponsorships or ticket sales because of the furor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A consumer boycott of grapes under Huerta’s leadership led to the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which paved the way for farmworkers to push for better working conditions and pay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"We are told that the Americans threatened to boycott the G7 if South Africa was invited," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

But late last year Spain joined Yemen, Iraq and a handful of other states maintaining an Israel boycott.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Even during my second Cambridge year, when I moved into rooms on the R staircase of Clare’s Memorial Court, my boycott of college food continued.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson