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Dave Wilton

14 Mar 2025 • 3 min read
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13 March 2026 To boycott someone or something is to refuse to buy goods or otherwise engage in commerce with them. Boycotts are usually undertaken as a form of economic, political, or social protest. Boycott is an eponym, a word that comes from a person’s name. The namesake is
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