culprit
Example Sentences
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The likely culprit was a selloff in tech stocks—the Nasdaq composite index tumbled Thursday after Nvidia’s post-earnings gains quickly flipped into a fall.
From Barron's
The likely culprit was a selloff in tech stocks—the Nasdaq composite index tumbled Thursday after Nvidia’s post-earnings gains quickly flipped into a fall.
From Barron's
"The government initially played down the affair to cover for the real political culprits," Koukakis told AFP in an interview a few months ago.
From Barron's
The victim's brother Billy Blue said it was "an absolute disgrace" that to this day no-one had been charged over the crime, suggesting it was known who the culprit was.
From BBC
Local authorities have been trying to step up efforts to get a grip on the issue by using methods such as surveillance cameras to catch culprits.
From BBC
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