culprit
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To skim costs in that shift, the company used cheap, faulty battery packs that, it turns out, were the real culprit for the drone failure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
While he had suspicions, he could never identify the culprit.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But the bigger culprit is that investors only have eyes for big AI IPOs like Anthropic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Plus, chemicals in natural-fiber clothing and the real culprit for childhood anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Many a Muggle child has been accused of vandalism when an offended Knarl was the real culprit.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
Hillingdon Council says it issues a £1,000 fixed penalty fine to culprits, and last month it seized and crushed a vehicle that was linked to fly tipping.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The premise of Neal Schore’s book “The 25th Hour” is that certain self-destructive emotions are often the true culprits behind time-management problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In 2024 then–Surgeon General Vivek Murthy identified one of the main culprits: “A ‘culture of comparison’—often perpetuated online—around milestones, parenting and achievements, ‘has left many families feeling exhausted, burned out, and perpetually behind.’
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Listing agents are also culprits in this pattern, as they want to work with the celebrity and oblige their unrealistic expectations,” he explains.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Facing the culprits, Bernabe sighed, “Ai, Chihuahua,” and removed a pad from his back pocket.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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