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Meanings of main culprit in English

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Usage of main culprit in English
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But the main culprit, this new study confirms, is an observability bias.
The Guardian
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The main culprit is carbon dioxide, produced largely from burning fossil fuel.
Reuters
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The report did not specifically name any country as the main culprit.
Reuters
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Increased use of coal for power generation was identified as the main culprit.
The Irish Times
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Studies soon determined the main culprit was the male paper mulberry.
Reuters
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This patch is the main culprit creating the South Atlantic Anomaly.
Radio NZ
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Moody was a substitute for the main culprit Aldridge for the last half-hour.
The Irish Times
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A surge in bonuses seems to have been the main culprit.
The Irish Times
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A plunge in exports was the main culprit behind the massive Japanese contraction.
The Irish Times
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Experts say the main culprit is the huge gap between rich and poor.
Reuters
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Power provider Vector said the main culprit was trees and branches falling onto lines.
Radio NZ
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The main culprit often is the human tendency to waffle.
The Irish Times
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The main culprit is flagging consumption in the United States.
Reuters
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In popular perception across the world, bankers are the main culprit, and rightly so.
The Guardian
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But then I channelled my ire at the main culprit.
The Guardian
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Beer was the main culprit, with sales declining 3 per cent from the year-earlier period.
The Irish Times
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Main culprit across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common