culprits
Example Sentences
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There are more obvious culprits for HHS’s failure to protect Americans from this outbreak.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Real yields, and the factors pushing them higher, are the true culprits behind higher 10-year yields.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
An influential research paper from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab pointed at infrastructure and much-needed upgrade costs as the possible main culprits behind higher bills, at least for the moment.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Nigeria is currently grappling with a spate of mass abductions by a range of culprits.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Blame the wind and the rain and the sun and the earth: they cannot refute it, they are the culprits.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
