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perpetrator

[pur-pi-trey-ter] / ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tər /










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The alleged perpetrator had improper access to Coupang users’ personal information such as names, phone numbers and even key codes for entering residential buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In it, survivors including Atuhaire and Mwangi named Mafwele as the main perpetrator.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"The situation is now under control, and the perpetrator will be taken to court today," Chattogram Metropolitan Police spokesman Aminur Rashid told AFP.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Beverley, Elsie and Margot vow to find the perpetrator themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“They think the perpetrator drove a light blue Ford.”

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata




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