scapegoat

A lawyer for Leopoldo Luque, a doctor charged in the 2020 death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, said in closing arguments Wednesday that his client was innocent and had been made a "scapegoat."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 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

The group’s president, Basil Russo—a former Democratic politician from Cleveland—said Columbus had become a scapegoat for Western colonization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

He had the feeling that Brother Leon was that kind of character, that he would need a scapegoat and Brian would be closest at hand.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sports loves scapegoats, but it can’t be pinned on one moment or individual.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Whatever the case, more scapegoats are almost certainly on the way.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

Many Angolan journalists and activists strongly contest the idea that the protests weren't organic, and say Angolan authorities might be using the Russians as scapegoats.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 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