populated

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The Gofar fault is far from heavily populated coastlines, so the earthquakes themselves pose little direct threat to people.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The billions in funding will go to the most populated country on NATO's eastern flank, and the alliance's largest spender in relative terms, allocating 4.8 percent of its GDP to defence.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Public transit experts agree that the D Line extension puts L.A. on the right path of building a public transit grid that connects more of its densely populated hubs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

What was once a densely populated, lively community is now a landscape of collapsed concrete, twisted metal and exposed wires.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The humans and bats had small, densely populated lands that could be protected easily.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins