Word: culprit
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...Although these sin-seekers believe the graffiti is the work of a deranged psycho single resident, they concede that it may be a joke based on the success of the movie Seven. They also surmise that the culprit is a current student or recent graduate. The two hunters plan to continue the search for sins and sinner...
...times." The symptoms are the same every time: a recycled sign claiming that the store will re-open at 3:30 (when in fact re-opening usually occurs up to an hour later), a stench of cannabis in the air and a familiar, red-eyed cashier. Willison suspects one culprit is responsible: "It's that white guy with the glasses who looks like Eminem." Upon questioning, the manager of Store 24 claimed the store closed once in the past week for floor washing. He said he was unaware of any other closings and promised to "investigate the matter...
...those who do skip, he says, the likely culprit is just laziness...
...overload really hit me while at the airport. Once past the souvenir shops and food court, one might reasonably hope to wait for a plane in peace. Yet in most airports, the buzz and whir continues right to the gates, with CNN's Airport Network the prime culprit. Sure, they feed our news addiction and send along the stream of stock prices (the symbols themselves some quixotic mix of advertising and investment), but they don't stop there: One "news" piece, more likely a subtle advertisement for a product or resort, is followed by the CNN logo and theme music...
...Early application is the culprit. This year, Harvard accepted well over half of the Class of 2004 in December. As a result, there were precious few spots left open for deferred students and regular applicants. To give some numbers, there were over 16,000 applicants vying for around 900 spots in this year's regular applicant pool, giving regular decision yield of about five percent, not the ten percent average for overall acceptances...