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perpetrator

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










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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Sukhvinder Kaur, chair of trustees at Sikh Women's Aid, said the sentence "sent a strong message to people who have the views and attitudes of this perpetrator, so we absolutely welcome that".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“Now, with French authorities and the U.S. Department of Justice identifying Dmitry Klyuev as the mastermind, we finally see a trial against the key perpetrator of the $230 million fraud uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky.”

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Victimization doesn’t just happen because a person from a minority group is standing around, there’s almost always a perpetrator.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

At one morning meeting, Ted gravely informs us that there has just been “an incident” and that the perpetrator is no longer with us.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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