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
Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, suggested that a "witch hunt" was taking place.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
“What we’re seeing is a witch hunt against lesbians,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Though the witch hunt never reaches the level of Arthur Miller, Cregger establishes a steady foundation on which he can build suspicion, stacking his interlinked narrative vignettes high into the sky.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2025
My reply: Venkat, tell the investigation committee they’ll have to do their witch hunt without me.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
