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
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
Luque’s lawyers say he is a scapegoat who wasn’t responsible for Maradona’s treatment during the home care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
If she arrived a minute after, she worried because that made her the logical scapegoat of the boss if he happened to be in a bad mood that day.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The platforms make easy scapegoats, and parents’ concerns are genuine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He and the government find themselves caught between an increasingly incensed public and a justice system whose magistrates and prosecutors refuse to be made scapegoats.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
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
Ancient myths are rife with stories of gods sacrificing scapegoats to maintain their rank in the divine order.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
I should have been cursing the system, but my mom and dad were much more tangible scapegoats.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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