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Rep. Veronica Escobar is boycotting the main event in favor of the People’s State of the Union.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

“Kurkov is boycotting Russia,” Shishkin, a rangy man with neat gray facial hair and probing pale blue eyes, said mischievously, to general laughter.

From New York Times • May 24, 2022

Boeing has acrimoniously exited the Washington state trade group representing aerospace companies and is boycotting the organization’s annual suppliers conference scheduled for next month in Lynnwood.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2022

He has repeatedly denied involvement in Sankara's death and is boycotting the trial.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2021

He is boycotting this year’s Iditarod, racing instead in Norway’s long-distance Finnmarksløpet.

From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2018