population
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The nation's older cohort is massive -- South Korea is what the UN calls a "super-aged society", where more than 20 percent of the population is over 65.
From Barron's β Sep. 14, 2026
When the state’s three-strikes law still imposed mandatory life sentences on anyone with two or more prior convictions for violent felonies, California needed places like Susanville to put its skyrocketing prison population.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 13, 2026
She said the plan was to ensure equal population spread per constituency based on figures from the latest census - about 150,000 people in each, within a margin of 10%, so between 135,000-165,000.
From BBC β Sep. 13, 2026
America’s population is aging, which means the number of people with osteoarthritis keeps rising.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 13, 2026
On their way, she passed all the full picnic tables occupied by who she guessed were people from different reserves or urban locations heavy with an Indigenous population.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Several British zoos are setting up so-called ark populations of the glutinous snail, one of Europe's rarest species, using creatures bred in a back garden in Ceredigion.
From BBC β Sep. 11, 2026
This finding may be good news for investors in countries whose populations are set to decline in coming decades.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 11, 2026
Look outside and you will see that the American flag continues to fly over New York, Texas, Michigan and other states with significant Muslim populations.
From Salon β Sep. 11, 2026
Declining butterfly populations sharpen Ms. Korsgaard’s sense of urgency.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 11, 2026
The displaced populations moved as the dust moved.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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