Example Sentences

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Supporters say team owners are blackballing him, and a group rallies outside NFL headquarters in Manhattan.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2020

One NFL coach dismisses those possibilities, especially the notion that owners are blackballing Kaepernick.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2017

Kitty Kelley, Sore Winner Ignore her claim that the media are blackballing her Oprah book.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2010