culprit

Example Sentences

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They note that the main culprit was a “catastrophically bad control-room design” where workers “were unable to understand what was going wrong.”

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Free apps that offer VPNs are often a big culprit, Kilmer says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The culprit, according to Blake LeBaron, an economics professor at Brandeis University, was that investors became able to follow the strategy cheaply and easily .

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

“I think the culprit here isn’t the markets—it’s the fact that people are leaking insider information,” Crane says.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

I get the feeling that the sheriff's men will quickly be able to ascertain what transpired and who the likely culprit is.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland