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population

[pop-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌpɒp jəˈleɪ ʃən /


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“You have an adult population now who says: ‘I am going to stand up for myself.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

While many people think that the city’s population was wiped out, the vast majority actually escaped and modern research has found the names and details of hundreds of survivors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Despite having the world's largest Muslim population, Indonesia is dazzlingly diverse.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

We found a population split down the middle: 53% prefer a diverse community, 47% said they preferred a more homogenous one.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

At Matrosskaya Tishina, about five hundred were infected, and deliberately isolated from the rest of the population.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Trump officials are also planning to finance at least one organization to research crime and atrocities against minority populations in South Africa.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

This strategy is a long-term bet that domestic and international demand for gas continues to rise as energy hungry data centers proliferate and populations in Asia continue to grow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Adey said she thinks it would be possible to eliminate having good drivers pay for tracking discounts by setting up separate “risk pools” that don’t mix the two populations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

She said the long-term fall in butterfly populations, dating back to the 1970s, had been driven by their habitats being destroyed or degraded.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Only after the first Polynesian settlers had exterminated moas and decimated seal populations on New Zealand, and exterminated or decimated seabirds and land birds on other Polynesian islands, did they intensify their food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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