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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Both victims were under age 5 at the time of the crime, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Police also said that Marrero did not make payments to the IRS when he was supposed to, which raised his victims' alarms.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Pet and cuddle sessions are about 35 minutes long and include time with the farm's goats and babies.—
Susan McDonald,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Good Growth, which operates the Regenerative Cashmere Initiative in Mongolia, received a donation of $50,000 from Everlane toward its efforts to benefit more than 40 herder families, 8,000 goats and 113,000 acres of grassland.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The excuses really don’t matter.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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These things are presented not as potential excuses for the Current’s one-win/two-loss start, but as context around it.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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In such a situation, scapegoats are needed, and the alien is the ideal one.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nations without trust in domestic institutions often turn outward in search of scapegoats.—
Klaus Schwab,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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