scapegoat

"Rwanda must not be held as a scapegoat for what is happening in Congo forever," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

When a critic called him “a scapegoat for everybody’s guilts and repressions,” he proclaimed: “That’s me all over!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"It has been harrowing and deeply sad for it to go from a normal family relationship to being treated like a scapegoat, five against one," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Is L.A. the villain, the scapegoat, or both?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

This didn’t satisfy many people, and a second scapegoat soon emerged: the firefighters.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

“Witchland” reminds readers that the search for scapegoats, in any era, can have perilous consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"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

Some say they are being used as easy scapegoats for the rising cost of living, with the hostility concentrated on them because they form the largest group of asylum seekers.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

I should have been cursing the system, but my mom and dad were much more tangible scapegoats.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi