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culprits

noun as in person responsible for wrongdoing

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Even fliers have proved to be culprits: last year, a frustrated passenger tried to delay a SpiceJet flight by calling in a bomb hoax alert after missing his check-in at an airport in India's Bihar.

From BBC

The real inflation culprits were immune to the Fed’s powers.

According to Kalmus, it is also essential to remain focused on the primary culprits behind climate change: the corporations that continue to emit greenhouse gases that cook our planet.

From Salon

“The fans did not leave the ballpark with the seats,” the A’s told The Times in an email, declining to say whether the culprits faced any punishment or if law enforcement became involved.

“We must continue our part of the fight - staying quiet will only strengthen the culprits.”

From BBC

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

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