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Recent Examples of whipping boyAs 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 When Trump loses, Fox will be a whipping boy.—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 Nov. 2020 Once more, Turkey seems to have become a whipping boy for all manner of interests, some of which have little to do with the realities of Turkey itself.—Hugh Pope, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010 See All Example Sentences for whipping boy
The Bellows fall guy here is Darrin’s boss, Larry Tate, who suspects something but can never prove it.
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Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Despite his discomfort, the former star yen derivatives trader for UBS and Citigroup has become globally recognized, some might say, as a fall guy for the Libor scandal, which involved myriad actors, including bankers, banks, and even world governments.
Rizzo, who was a key cog in the 2016 billy-goat-curse-breaking Chicago Cubs World Series title, who caught the final out of Game 7 of that World Series, will retire as a member of the Cubs.
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Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Gratzer also showed livestock throughout his FFA career, including goats, pigs, a steer and a lamb.
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
There's no doubt that Shurmur is now the scapegoat at CU following an atrocious outing for his unit.
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Andrew Hughes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
In a statement on Twitter, Maxwell's attorney, David Oscar Markus, alleged that she had only been convicted because the DOJ needed a scapegoat after Epstein died in jail before his case went to trial.
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Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita , David Spunt,
FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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