culprit
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Public-health officials that night had notified the chain that the shredded lettuce garnishing Crunchwrap Supremes, Cantina Chicken Burritos and other menu items was the suspected culprit in a rapidly expanding cyclospora outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The suspected culprit behind this loss is precisely what most would guess – warming seas, melting arctic ice and a decrease in prey availability.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
OpenAI on Tuesday said it was the culprit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
So even with a possible culprit identified, the outbreak may get bigger before it gets smaller.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
But, given the number of people present during the autopsy—including the local lawmen, the undertaker, and Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner—it seemed impossible to say who the culprit was.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
In a blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI said the culprits were a pair of its models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
There are more obvious culprits for HHS’s failure to protect Americans from this outbreak.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Nigeria is currently grappling with a spate of mass abductions by a range of culprits.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
He found that all three of the major culprits are present in 2026 — so investors are right to be worried about the market right now.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
I had heard many stories about how Everest had been turned into a garbage dump by the ever-increasing hordes, and commercial expeditions were reputed to be the primary culprits.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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