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used the government's economic policies as the whipping boy for every bad decision the company made
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Gordie is invisible to his mother and a whipping boy to his father.
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Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Yet Hojlund only has to look at Scott McTominay and how Conte revitalised his career in Naples after years of being a United whipping boy by some sections of the fan base.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The Republicans and their puppet master, Donald Trump, are ginning up the machine against immigration and making Mayorkas their whipping boy for chaos at the border.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
Toyota’s faith in democratizing hybrid technology turned the company, once an environmental darling, into a whipping boy as it was widely accused of foot-dragging over electric vehicles.
—Lawrence Ulrich, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Yet Hojlund only has to look at Scott McTominay and how Conte revitalised his career in Naples after years of being a United whipping boy by some sections of the fan base.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The Republicans and their puppet master, Donald Trump, are ginning up the machine against immigration and making Mayorkas their whipping boy for chaos at the border.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
Toyota’s faith in democratizing hybrid technology turned the company, once an environmental darling, into a whipping boy as it was widely accused of foot-dragging over electric vehicles.
—Lawrence Ulrich, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Whipping boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whipping%20boy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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