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a person or thing taking the blame for others
an unhappy childhood was the goat he used to rationalize every failure and shortcoming
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Recent Examples of goats
Additionally, the remains of sheep, goats, pigs and cattle demonstrated their reliance on livestock.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
White tents are erected in the dirt, goats hang by their feet from trees, ready to be turned into birria.
—Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024
These new public health boards banned roaming pigs and goats, forced property owners to connect to the new waterworks, and built sewers at a breathtaking pace.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2020
Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
White tents are erected in the dirt, goats hang by their feet from trees, ready to be turned into birria.
—Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024
These new public health boards banned roaming pigs and goats, forced property owners to connect to the new waterworks, and built sewers at a breathtaking pace.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2020
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“Goats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goats. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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