boycott
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Ms. Alexander explained that she advocates a boycott of Bank of America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
The tourism boycott, which last year led to a 25 percent drop in the number of Canadians traveling to the United States, has begun to show signs of losing steam in recent months.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
As recently as late November, the boycott movement had been very much alive.
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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The boycotts have “erased” roughly $360 million in revenue that the U.S. wine industry would have otherwise earned, according to the report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The design’s height, contemporary style, glassy facade and round edges have drawn boycotts, protests, legal threats and letter-writing campaigns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Turner created the Goodwill Games in the 1980s as part of an effort to ease international tensions during the Cold War, amid Olympic boycotts led by the United States and Soviet Union.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
The Bezos’ involvement was met with boycotts and protests.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
He was appearing on the broadcasts almost nightly because of the boycotts.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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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
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
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"I hope we're not going to get to this boycotting again," said Sabalenka.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
China retaliated by unofficially boycotting Korean goods, banning group tours to South Korea for six years, and even cancelling K-pop concerts.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Rep. Veronica Escobar is boycotting the main event in favor of the People’s State of the Union.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 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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