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boycotted

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past tense of boycott

as in blacked

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Recent Examples of boycotted Others were thwarted when male jockeys boycotted or threatened to boycott if a woman was riding. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026

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blackballed

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With his new book set for release next week, the quarterback still believes he was blackballed.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Kaepernick subsequently opted out of his contract with the 49ers and later in the year had received no contract offers; many of Kaepernick’s supporters suspected he was being blackballed because of his peaceful protests.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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