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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And since this is at least victim number three, the perp is now officially a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Like all Prey thrillers, the reader knows the identity of the perp, who’s introduced in the first pages.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And since this is at least victim number three, the perp is now officially a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perp. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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perp
noun
: a perpetrator of a crime
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