boycott
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Infantino's plan sparked a global outcry, with European football's governing body Uefa threatening to boycott all Fifa competitions.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Berg said his business had faced boycott calls since it launched and he was "not afraid" of the latest measures.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 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
If the boycott threat is lifted, it will mean next month's Under-20 Women's World Cup in Poland will proceed as planned.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The boycott was almost two months old, and I hadn’t heard from any of the leaders since it started, not even Rosa Parks.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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“Boycotts can beget other boycotts, so there could be global risk to sales of U.S. business jets depending on how sentiment and behaviors change,” the Capital Alpha analysts wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
"As soon as we have a situation of pressure and boycotts, we always break out and look for other markets," he tells me.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Berge said the longer these boycotts go on, the more difficult it will be for winemakers to reenter the market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
But comparisons may be complicated by the boycotts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
With extraordinary bravery, civil rights leaders, activists, and progressive clergy launched boycotts, marches, and sit-ins protesting the Jim Crow system.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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
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
Botha’s ruse did not fool the people, as more than 80 percent of eligible Indian and Coloured voters boycotted the election to the new houses of Parliament in 1984.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Sinner stopped short of committing himself to boycotting one of the Slams.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
In Dallas, Carrie Hanna was hurt to discover that friends she thought were boycotting the camp are, in fact, sending their daughters this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 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
On a morning in December 1955, word reached Durham that blacks in Montgomery, Alabama, were boycotting the city’s segregated bus system.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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