populous
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Since prediction markets are legal nationwide, the sportsbooks have an opportunity to onboard customers in populous states that haven’t legalized traditional sports betting, such as Texas and California.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In America’s least populous state, companies must import armies of workers—and find somewhere to put them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Bass swiftly secured enough votes, but counting continued to be tallied to find who she would run against to lead the nation's second most populous city.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Despite its huge economy -- California would have the world's fourth largest if it were a country -- and its pockets of unbelievable wealth, America's most populous state is disgruntled.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The great exception to this rule of the recent melting pot is the world’s most populous nation, China.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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