culprit
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UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the "main culprit" of warming temperatures was humanity's burning of coal, oil and gas, which is the primary driver of climate change.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
A recent analysis suggests remote work may be leaving younger workers on the sidelines, despite many firms and economists citing artificial intelligence as the main culprit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, Sumsub, which sells services to counter fraud, polled 2,000 UK dating app users and found another culprit, with 54% of the poll respondents confessing to using AI to spice up their own online profile.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Cooling towers were also the culprit in a large Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City last year, which was linked to 114 cases, 90 hospitalizations and seven deaths.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
To do so would have forced people to look elsewhere for a culprit — a search that would have invited questions about the city’s blatant lack of emergency planning.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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