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population

[pop-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌpɒp yəˈleɪ ʃən /


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Living standards: If the population is also growing, increased GDP can still mean less money per person, which can reduce people's living standards.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The 1,450-mile river is in peril, a water source for 40 million people in seven states that is beset by population growth and a warming climate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

More than 2,000 people in Lebanon have since been killed, with more than a million - or roughly a fifth of the population - displaced.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Researchers analyzed registry data covering the entire adult population of Sweden to explore new ways of identifying melanoma risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

During those 872 days nearly a million people died in Leningrad—about one-third of the city’s population.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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