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Recent Examples on the Web The character Tom Wambsgans, son-in-law to ruthless media tycoon Logan Roy, gets hold of a binder of prison data to thumb through in anticipation of being sent to a federal pen as a sacrificial lamb in an FBI probe of the family business. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2021 That could cost the quiet backbench Democrat Jerry McNerney, who might find himself a sacrificial lamb. — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021 Following Texas’ fourth straight loss, a lopsided 30-7 shellacking at the hands of Iowa State, senior nose tackle Keondre Coburn, offered up once again as post-game sacrificial lamb, searched for the right words. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Nov. 2021 Gerri is still in place as a figurehead and potential sacrificial lamb, ready to absorb any nuclear radiation that this war may bring the company’s way. — Kevin Sullivan, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2021 Wonder Woman 1984 became a Covid victim and a sacrificial lamb to the streaming wars. — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 Looks like Cory and Kyle's team is going to continue to be the sacrificial lamb. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2021 But the 46-year-old father was not a willing martyr or sacrificial lamb for the Democratic Party's idea of justice reform. — Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 25 Apr. 2021 All this may further elevate her into a Trumpian figure, a rich sacrificial lamb. — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021 See More

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“Sacrificial lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrificial%20lamb. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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