This is the 15274th most frequent Polish word.
skandalowi
"Skandalowi" means "to the scandal" (dative form of "skandal").
The word 'skandalowi' is in the dative case, indicating the indirect object of the reaction.
Ludzie reagowali emocjonalnie na skandalowi.
People were reacting emotionally to the scandal.
In this sentence, 'skandalowi' is in the dative case, used with the verb 'przyglądać się', which requires the dative case for the entity being observed.
Przyglądałem się skandalowi z dużym zainteresowaniem.
I observed the scandal with great interest.
Here, 'skandalowi' is in the dative case, conveying the relation or reference of societal opinions to the scandal.