scapegoats

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Kenyan human rights activist Hussein Khalid urged the government to take urgent measures to protect them, saying that Tanzanian authorities were using Kenyans as "scapegoats for the atrocities committed by police against Tanzanians".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

They organize themselves in opposition to a class of front-runners—those benefiting the most from the economy—with ire often left over for scapegoats, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

He and editor Andy Jurgensen keep the tenor strictly rat-a-tat, so his riskiest choice is that he trusts we’ll feel awful about these scapegoats even without close-ups of teary faces behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Ancient myths are rife with stories of gods sacrificing scapegoats to maintain their rank in the divine order.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Among the many scapegoats chosen were elderly women living alone, who were charged with witchcraft: Kepler’s mother was carried away in the middle of the night in a laundry chest.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan