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population

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


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That may lead to participation rates that are higher than among the population as a whole.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The LA Alliance recently tried unsuccessfully last year to persuade a judge to put the city’s homelessness system into receivership, arguing that it has been failing the city’s most vulnerable population.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

South Africa is one of Africa's largest economies and hosts more than three million foreigners, just over five percent of its population, according to the country's statistics agency.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, was 1.8 million in the week through May 30, versus a revised 1.77 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A line from a Kalyn Fay song reaches out to you, a surprise in this place where there isn’t a big Native population.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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