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Recent Examples of whipping boyWhen Trump loses, Fox will be a whipping boy.—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 Nov. 2020 As head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci has become a standard whipping boy for conservatives pushing back against anti-pandemic restrictions, but few politicians have placed him at the center of their outreach to their political base like DeSantis.—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021 Still, having his excoriating assessments collected between hard covers makes for a powerful indictment, the more so because Boehner’s book vividly captures the growing horror of a bartender’s kid who evolved from a reflexive Democrat to a Reagan Republican to a tea party whipping boy.—Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021 The weaponization subcommittee’s foremost target will be the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which during Trump’s presidency became a whipping boy for the right, contradicting the GOP’s claim to champion law and order.—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for whipping boy
Otherwise, what really changes, other than losing another fall guy?
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
Waltz has been seen as a potential fall guy, but even before Trump’s public vote of confidence, there were questions about whether anyone would be punished, particularly because it might be seen as a capitulation to Democrats and the news media.
The restaurant has a small ranch where customers can observe a variety of exotic animals, such as Amazon cockatoos, fainting goats and the koi fish, said Silvia Duarte, who owns the business with her husband.
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Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
There is a 70-acre farm with hay, fresh eggs, and a handful of animals, including donkeys, goats, horses and ducks.
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
It’s been tough to shuffle the pitching rotation, and tough to shuttle guys back and forth from Triple-A to make up for injuries, but the Mets aren’t using injuries as an excuse.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
The incident offered Russia an excuse to send in military forces and grab control of both South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
There are plenty of scapegoats: The Senate’s arcane rules, or members who want to go on recess.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
26 June 2025
Across Florida and throughout the United States, a dangerous narrative is gaining ground, one that paints immigrants as threats, strangers and scapegoats for every social and economic ill.
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Maria Revelles,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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