Asked further who would be ganging up against him and why, the Governor said: “They decided to be enemies of democracy and the only scapegoat they could find is in Adamawa State.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/i-ran-against-powerful-people-in-abuja-not-binani-fintiri/

As one of the justices, Inyang Okoro, leading a seven-member panel of justices, said, “We want to make it very clear that we are going to hear this matter today because we don’t want a situation where the judiciary will be made a scapegoat.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/unfathomable-political-season/

Brynn Tannehill, a writer on LGBTQ issues, said the anti-trans rhetoric being used by politicians after the Nashville shooting is an effort to deflect from the issue of gun control by finding a scapegoat for gun violence.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nashville-shooting-transgender-rights-1.6797599?cmp=rss

Despite the numbers being high already, the Business Council of Australia, which supports a continuous intake of cheap labour, has argued immigration 'should not be the scapegoat for poor planning and the failure to deliver housing supply'.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12387935/Migrants-coming-Australia-astonishing-numbers-revealed-bombshell-report.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

For both Carlson and the far right, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is used as their primary scapegoat, and their evidence, as with most scapegoating narratives, is dubious at best.

Source: https://www.nationalmemo.com/biden-ukraine

I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won't go into, I've been a scapegoat for a long time which isn't fair!

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1810396/Man-Utd-Jadon-Sancho-Steven-Gerrard-transfer-news

If that is not an easy enough scapegoat for Ja Morant, he — and we — could maybe blame it on hip-hop culture and the prevalence of firearms for street credibility.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/my-9-year-old-loves-ja-morant-i-kinda-wish-he-didnt/

Instead of negotiating with business, convincing the economists, and being decisive with the education ministry in moving exams; Ramaphosa just let the matric final exams become a convenient scapegoat.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/opinion/a-view-of-the-week-its-all-fun-and-rugby-games-until-ramaphosa-hogs-the-ball/

Jason Bedrick, a research fellow in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, addresses critics who hold up “rural schools” as a scapegoat.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/03/23/democrats-struggle-over-texas-school-choice-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=democrats-struggle-over-texas-school-choice-bill

Looking up the definition of scapegoat right now.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/18/report-chargers-fire-linebackers-coach-michael-wilhoite/

“Mr Godwin Emefiele may have made the wrong judgement calls in the management of Nigeria’s monetary policy, but he must not be made a scapegoat.

Source: https://www.africanexaminer.com/i-warned-that-emilokan-politics-would-breed-imperial-presidency-bakare/

One of the club's major talking points is the treatment of Sancho after he referred to himself as a "scapegoat" after calling out his manager on social media.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-erik-tenhag-ratcliffe-31755440

Perhaps this government’s tendency to so loosely complain of its favourite scapegoat, the federal government, for not being open is disregarded when the shoe is on the other foot.

Source: https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/letters/wednesdays-letters-how-can-outfitter-head-wildlife-oversight

Q: The book has a chapter about the tragedy at Columbine, and how the media used and violent games as a scapegoat.

Source: https://gamerant.com/doom-guy-john-romero-book-interview/

Re: the letter ‘Dog owners shouldn’t be the scapegoat for problems in parks’ in the Jan.

Source: https://www.sookenewsmirror.com/opinion/letter-off-leash-dogs-can-be-detrimental-to-park-experience/

Sancho claimed on social media that he had been made a “scapegoat” after being cut from United’s squad for its 3-1 loss to Arsenal earlier this month.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/jadon-sancho-to-train-away-from-man-united-first-team-over-discipline-issue/

She viewed the rationale for his ousting as a scapegoat to bring in someone with a new vision for the company.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/6/6/23751714/cnn-future-chris-licht

The cause of the fire still remains a mystery, with many agreeing now that a poor Irish emigrant was the perfect scapegoat.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/dna-test-chicago-women-family-oleary-great-fire

The kicker has seemingly always been our fanbase’s go-to scapegoat for years, just ask Daniel Carlson, Blair Walsh, or Kai Forbath.

Source: https://www.dailynorseman.com/2023/1/5/23535636/19-study-minnesota-vikings-point-differential

The Kurds are the 'ideal scapegoat for both Turkey and Iran'

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230408-iraqi-president-condemns-turkish-bombardment-of-autonomous-kurdish-region