populate
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Investors have lofty expectations for Tesla’s plans to populate the world with “physical AI” applications such as robo-taxis and robots.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Donald Trump is the greatest human to ever populate the planet — at least as he tells it.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Nominally designed as a spaceport, Lego aliens and spaceships populate the area.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
For these survivors—the grandmothers and great-grandmothers who populate many romantic fantasies—“Italy” seldom meant idyllic country vistas and cardiologists’ dream culinary joys.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
If all the inmates in these institutions were let free, they could populate a small city.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing populate
The Origins of Civilization, Lessons 3–5
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popul (people)
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