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populace

[pop-yuh-luhs] / ˈpɒp yə ləs /


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Bring in working-age people and a populace can rebalance the retired old with the productive young without waiting 20 years for babies to grow up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Given the amount of information now at voter’s fingertips, we should be the most informed voting populace in the history of ballot casting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The populace reacted so strongly to those images.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

I saw two extraordinary novelties, grandeur competing with splendor and the populace striving to exceed their city.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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