culprit
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Airfares increased about 7% between April and May and a whopping 27% year over year, making the high cost of long-haul flights one likely culprit for the domestic-travel trend.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new US studies suggest they have ignored a key culprit -- the smartphone.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
And the chief culprit has been the use of demand-driven dynamic pricing by FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, a variable that has made ticket-buying stressful and unpredictable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The culprit was a potent fungus never seen before by scientists, now named moss die-back.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The culprit is far too cunning to be apprehended for this dastardly deed.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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