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Pinkett Smith publicly declared that she was boycotting the Oscars and would not attend.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2022

A South African steakhouse, The Butcher Shop, said it was "boycotting" Mr Catzavelos and had stopped "serving any bastings or sauces" by St George's Fine Foods.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2018

The Americans last medaled in the biennial event in 2008 and last took gold in 1976 — when the then-Soviet Union team was boycotting the event.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2016

“We came here because everyone else was boycotting it,” Franco Petrella, one of the owners, told an Italian newspaper.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2015

After a few minutes, the school’s athletic director entered with news: The coach was boycotting the meeting, “holding the line,” they were told.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove