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boycott

[boi-kot] / ˈbɔɪ kɒt /


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He faces a possible death penalty if convicted of treason for allegedly inciting the public to boycott elections last year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Recently, he shared a video, external posted to a newly created Instagram account, in which a grey-haired academic urged viewers to boycott the upcoming film.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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

I wanted to be part of the bus boycott even if I couldn’t be a leader.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

"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

While U.S. oil and gas continues to flow tariff-free to Canada, other big export categories have been hit by Canadian tariffs or boycotts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The boycotts since then have erased roughly $360 million in revenue for the U.S. wine industry, according to a Wine Institute report, which represents California wineries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

“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,” Capital Alpha said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Rosa Parks opened the door for one of the most famous boycotts of our time and introduced the struggle for civil rights.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

“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

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

The lion’s share of students boycotted the election, but twenty-five stu-dents, about one-sixth of the student body, showed up and elected six representatives, one of whom was myself.

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

Australian Open champion Rybakina added: "I honestly don't know. If the majority say we are boycotting, then of course I'm up for it. It's not an issue."

From BBC ● May 5, 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

In 1980, when we were still in Kabul, the U.S. announced it would be boycotting the Olympic Games in Moscow.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini


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