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Discover LudwigThe phrase "common culprit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a frequently occurring cause of a problem or issue.
Example: "In many cases of pollution, plastic waste is the common culprit."
Alternatives: "frequent offender" or "usual suspect."
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Epizootics – disease events among an animal population – are also a common culprit.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or P.T.S.D., is the other common culprit in excessive drinking.
Lilacs need plenty of sun to flower well, and shade is the most common culprit when mature bushes fail to bloom.
Waistbands that cut into the widest part of your hips are a common culprit; ditto with trousers or knickers that have shrunk in the wash.
Vaccines are nearly universal, and autism is relatively rare — and many parents, searching to explain why their children became autistic, lunged toward a common culprit: childhood vaccination.
If the settings are correct, the other common culprit for lost time — especially on an older computer — is a fading CMOS battery on the motherboard.
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Blood pressure-lowering drugs such as amlodipine are common culprits.
Fizzy drinks, acidic foods, spicy foods and caffeine are common culprits.
By far the most common culprits are aged between 16 and 24 - 13% of this age group take extra leave.
She puts this down to the common culprits: stress, depression and the mojo-sapping anxieties of the age of austerity.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says that among the most common culprits are dust mites, animals and mold spores.
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