population
Example Sentences
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“The population really explodes in those kinds of situations.”
From Los Angeles Times
Places like Miami lack the integrated infrastructure and public systems, and as population and activity increase, everyday urban functions become harder to manage.
Four months into a fragile ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, most of the more than two million population relies on aid – for food, medical care and water.
From BBC
The Greens won big among the district’s large Muslim population.
Nowadays, my mother says, a Google search can tell you more in a minute about Ayatollah Khomeini’s ideology than the entire population knew at that time.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
