scapegoat
Example Sentences
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Perhaps because Mr. Kennedy and vaccine opponents have made vaccines an autism scapegoat.
“It seems more than a little unfair to make him a scapegoat for the wrongdoing of subsequent presidents,” Mr. Smith said.
From New York Times
The amended suit said Grossberg’s deposition testimony, “as manufactured by Fox News,” put her and Bartiromo “squarely on the frontline of the Dominion/Fox lawsuit so they could be scapegoated as sacrificial female lambs.”
From Los Angeles Times
Cabinet of scapegoating Albanians because it “has gone down a blind alley with its new policy resulting from Brexit.”
From Seattle Times
He added: “Their evil ideology is to scapegoat minorities — and it’s got no place here. And those who stand with them don’t, either.”
From New York Times
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