scapegoat
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Lawyer Giovanni Paolo Accinni, a member of his legal team, told Italian media Castellucci was nothing more than a "scapegoat" who in truth had "insisted that the pier reinforcement work be carried out".
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The group’s president, Basil Russo—a former Democratic politician from Cleveland—said Columbus had become a scapegoat for Western colonization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, himself a Sikh, accused Reform UK and other parties of deciding to "scapegoat" the Sikh community "based on the actions of one violent murderer."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Is it actually dangerous for kids, or a scapegoat for a larger problem?
From Slate ● May 17, 2026
“You’re making Stan a scapegoat, just like you want to make me a mascot.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
The platforms make easy scapegoats, and parents’ concerns are genuine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"I understand that populism is spreading all over the world and that people are trying to look for scapegoats, they're angry," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
The temptation to find corporate scapegoats for social ills is great.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
But Roach has insightfully made this about people, not societal scapegoats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
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