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Flynn joked that Scotland had been boycotting the tournament since 1998 and said it was not something fans should do again.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

The two groups, which back several ministers, had been boycotting the cabinet in a dispute over the conduct of an investigation into a huge explosion at Beirut's port in 2020.

From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2022

Students had been boycotting classes, demanding O’Neill’s resignation.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2016

He wrote the decision that ruled bus segregation in Montgomery unconstitutional, in a case that was forced by black residents who had been boycotting the buses and walking to work for months.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 13, 2015

The S.D.L.P. had been boycotting political talks with William Whitelaw, Britain's proconsul in Ulster, until he released the remaining 541 people held without trial under the detention law.

From Time Magazine Archive