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culpable

[kuhl-puh-buhl] / ˈkʌl pə bəl /


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We, the audience, are the final piece of the puzzle, the culpable players who not only ate up the original “To Catch a Predator,” but all the media and memes that spun off it.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Clippers president of business operations Gillian Zucker was suspended without pay for one year for “being primarily and directly culpable for the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for providing false and misleading statements to investigators.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Prosser now works in holistic coaching and wellness and told AFP she understands other families are furious Law will not be held culpable for murder but said she does not share that emotion.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

After all, hadn’t he been sure that the four boys falsely accused of the crime—two of whom served more than nine years in prison for it—had been culpable, too?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Still, both of these young people were culpable and must look to themselves now, examine their souls, consider this a matter of conscience.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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