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Discover LudwigThe phrase "found the culprit" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you have identified the person responsible for a particular crime or misdeed. For example: After a lengthy investigation, the police finally found the culprit responsible for the theft.
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"Indeed, we found the culprit," Dr. Vogelstein said.
He shot it and told me he'd found the culprit.
But sometimes, doctors have found, the culprit can even be something that appears relatively innocuous.
After the third or fourth day, we found the culprit: ants!
Museum officials now believe they've found the culprit responsible for sabotaging another recent installation, "When the toilet overflowed".
He found the culprit in a grave in Colma, Calif., where he had been buried two years earlier.
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Ms. Mukamperezida never found the culprits.
Then last year, authorities found the culprits.
Then, the authorities said, they found the culprits.
Not only had the Egyptian police found the culprits, they had already killed them.
Investigators haven't yet found the culprits, but early clues point to a group of cybercriminals with ties to North Korea.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com