scapegoat
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We aren’t victims, and we shouldn’t scapegoat other minorities or indulge in conspiracy theories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
They also depicted him as a scapegoat whose prosecution was being used to cover up the Los Angeles Fire Department's failure to extinguish the initial fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Plaintiff lawyers say they are being made the scapegoat for a problem of the insurers’ own making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He claimed he had been made a "scapegoat" after a "witch hunt" following the operation, carried out at the Royal Oldham Hospital, where he was working as a locum on 25 August 2020.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
There was always one unfortunate whom the teacher singled out and used for a scapegoat.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
"Finding scapegoats won't make people warmer," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“It’s important for them to let people know, ‘Hey, we’re here to figure out what’s going on and we’re here to correct it, not find individual scapegoats.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
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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