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
Members also voted to pass an amendment to the motion at the conference, which called for the union to survey secondary school members to see whether they would be willing to boycott the tests.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
After the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, the team voted to boycott games in protest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
A consumer boycott of grapes under Huerta’s leadership led to the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which paved the way for farmworkers to push for better working conditions and pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Five weeks later, on December 20—381 days after the boycott had started—two federal marshals arrived at the federal courthouse and served written notices on city officials that Montgomery’s buses had to be integrated.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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