culprit
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Airfares increased about 7% between April and May and are up a whopping 27% on a year-over-year basis, making the high cost of long-haul flights one likely culprit for the domestic-travel trend.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the "main culprit" of warming temperatures was humanity's burning of coal, oil and gas, which is the primary driver of climate change.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
A recent analysis suggests remote work may be leaving younger workers on the sidelines, despite many firms and economists citing artificial intelligence as the main culprit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The culprit was a potent fungus never seen before by scientists, now named moss die-back.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
She still suspected that he might have been the culprit who released the squirrel at the holiday ball, in order to provoke the children into wolfish fits.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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