boycott
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FIFA’s control over soccer competitions at all level of sport is one of the reasons it’s hard for participating teams to boycott the 2026 World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
"We are told that the Americans threatened to boycott the G7 if South Africa was invited," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
But late last year Spain joined Yemen, Iraq and a handful of other states maintaining an Israel boycott.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Chavez engineered a 1968 boycott of California grapes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
By contrast, Durham’s leading white newspaper denounced the idea of a boycott, calling it “dynamite” and “a distasteful aggressive suggestion...quite unfair to the theaters.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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