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populace

[pop-yuh-luhs] / ˈpɒp yə ləs /


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It is natural and logical that we would wish for the latter types of regime to be heavily reformed or outright replaced — especially with the local populace leading the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The populace reacted so strongly to those images.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Like so many 21st-century trends, what feels good for us as individuals is eroding us as a populace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 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

But the relationship between opera and the populace could not have been more different in Italy, where opera was a popular art form.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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