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Recent Examples of scapegoat
Beyond becoming the office scapegoat, AI employees were actually counterproductive in many companies’ mission to increase AI adoption in the workplace.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Companies overhired, investors want lower expenses, and executives now have a convenient scapegoat for job cuts.
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Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
His attorneys say he is being used as a scapegoat for the Los Angeles Fire Department’s failure to fully extinguish the earlier blaze.
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ABC News,
20 May 2026
Which is not to say that they’re never jettisoned as a scapegoat.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Companies overhired, investors want lower expenses, and executives now have a convenient scapegoat for job cuts.
—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
His attorneys say he is being used as a scapegoat for the Los Angeles Fire Department’s failure to fully extinguish the earlier blaze.
—
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Which is not to say that they’re never jettisoned as a scapegoat.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scapegoat
Noun
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Medics rushed the victim to a local hospital for treatment.
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Witnesses told police that the victim had called and reported that O’Neal had assaulted her, the witnesses told police.
Noun
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And with the Fourth of July around the corner, there has never been a better excuse to add one to your rotation.
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Then turn in the most benign of public records requests — access to a calendar, for example — and prepare for weeks of delays and excuses.
Noun
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Two active domestic goat and cattle cases in Edwards County.
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Beyond Alouette, the team also showed some animation tests from their other main location, the Screaming Woods, populated by Biker Trolls riding moto goats and terrifying insect-like mechs.
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“Scapegoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapegoat. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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