culprit
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Before Mr. Baker released his second album, “General Admission,” in 2015, he made his acting debut in “Beyond the Lights,” playing a rapper named Kid Culprit who humiliates his pop star girlfriend.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2020
Cyber Attack Takes Down Computers in South Korea, Motives and Culprit Unclear Larry is the associate editor of technology for , covering a variety of tech-related topics, including biotech, computers, military tech, nanotech and robots.
From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2013
Culprit or scapegoat Did a former finance minister tamper with evidence to protect his family?
From Economist • Jan. 3, 2013
With the President's permission and assistance, Culprits Pedraza, Garcia and other rebels with their families took a specially chartered Pan American Airways plane to Miami, where they were joined two days later by Culprit Gonzalez.
From Time Magazine Archive
It may be that Saunders wrote the name Drake, for it was James Rodman Drake who did "The Culprit Fay."
From The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac by Field, Eugene
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