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boycott

[boi-kot] / ˈbɔɪ kɒt /


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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

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

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

"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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