scapegoat

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

The Real Madrid midfielder has faced criticism recently for some of his England performances but has previously claimed he was made a "scapegoat" in the camp.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Of course, Pacheco’s pig in certain ways had become just such a scapegoat, taking up some of the slack created by the Abuelo’s demise.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

"Finding scapegoats won't make people warmer," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The most commonly cited scapegoats are the social insurance programs Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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

This attempted rebranding relied, as always, on scapegoats.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

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