Example Sentences
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Boycotts, while noble, remain a blunt instrument unless tied to larger structural pressure.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025
Boycotts across a range of sectors and fields.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
Boycotts of Russian diamonds were launched by major jewelers such as Tiffany.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
Boycotts are not new: In fact when LendingTree ran this survey in the summer 2020, with the country roiling from protests following the murder of George Floyd, the percentages were even higher.
From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2022
Boycotts had been used before, as far back as 1832, when a national convention of free blacks meeting in Philadelphia initiated a boycott of goods made by slave labor.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
