witch hunt

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In a statement, she denounced the process as unfair, saying the Ethics Committee "refused my new attorney's reasonable request for time to prepare my defense" and describing the proceedings as "a witch hunt."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Khan told the Commons on Wednesday that the force had "never caved into community pressure" and described calls for Guildford to be sacked as a "witch hunt".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

“What we’re seeing is a witch hunt against lesbians,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The pardon preempts that sort of actual witch hunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Robert Oppenheimer was destined to become the most prominent victim of the witch hunt.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik