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culprit

noun as in person responsible for wrongdoing

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Instead the Human Cell Atlas project has revealed there are thousands of cell types, with some appearing to be culprits in diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis.

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This time around, the culprit was a steep hill that the 74-year-old comedian misjudged.

Another big component of housing is supply — the lack of which economists tend to single out as the main culprit driving rents and home prices higher.

Of the world's biggest economies, China is a major culprit, but far from the only one.

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A new study found private jet emissions jumped 46% in the last five years, with the U.S. as the main culprit.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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