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populace

[pop-yuh-luhs] / ˈpɒp yə ləs /


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The populace reacted so strongly to those images.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Plato saw it as an inevitable consequence of democracy, when a quest for freedom leads to excess and the populace demands a strongman.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

If Kazin had any say, food security for the populace would be the priority.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

It emerges, historically, when a sufficient mass of the populace has become terrified into unreason and ceded control into the hands of the evil but assured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

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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