as in victims
a person or thing taking the blame for others
the sandlot ball players wanted the littlest kid to be the fall guy for the broken window, figuring that he'd have the best chance of escaping punishment
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Noun
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The check was requested by a relative after friends and family had not heard from the victims, officials said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026 -
Jones is also charged with possession of a firearm with prior violent convictions and some of his current felony charges carry enhancements related to using a firearm, as well as causing great bodily injury to one of the victims, the DA's Office said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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His night ended with him appropriately surrounded in the locker room by teammates who were bleating like goats.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Fenced areas and water service for animals like goats and donkeys.—
David Caraccio
May 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
Noun
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There are at least three good excuses to do just that.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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At Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, baseball coach George Hedricks needed no excuses to start freshman Mattias Di Maggio, considering last name of DiMaggio is one of the best baseball names in the history of the sport.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sending out the scapegoats in a van advertising unemployed coaches is next-level stuff.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Black folks have been used as scapegoats for the rising government budgets, and anti-Black stereotypes fueled voters to significantly reduce access to affordable healthcare and educational assistance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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