blackballed
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Second, unlike Kennan’s memo, Merry’s was at odds with U.S. policy and was ignored, then buried, and its author was blackballed, by the policymakers at the time.
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2024
She also said he had subsequently "blackballed" her in the modelling world.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
The firing blackballed him from future work with the Missile Defense Agency, the lawsuit alleges.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023
A few weeks ago, Murphy made headlines for a "rumor" that spread in which "AHS" crew members were told that they'd be "blackballed" if they didn't cross picket lines.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2023
If he’s not careful, he’ll be blackballed by his state medical association and kept out of the hospitals.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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