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culpability

[kuhl-puh-bil-i-tee] / ˌkʌl pəˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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Intentionally or not, then, John’s ultimate choice to let Noah live and keep Kerry’s culpability in Hal’s death a secret is a demonstration of empathy’s bravery.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

World Vision has repeatedly denied its culpability, acknowledged both by Israeli courts and key actors in the Senate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The council was exonerated from culpability by the inquest.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Only the two most recent versions — Nolan’s and Uberto Pasolini’s 2024 “The Return,” starring a sinewy Ralph Fiennes — center on Odysseus’ culpability for the carnage of the Trojan War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

People who refused fatalism because they could invent small resources insisted on culpability.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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