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population

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


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“This is not one monolithic patient population, and I think we’re seeing that with the launch of the oral Wegovy,” David Hyman, Lilly’s chief medical officer, said separately at the same event.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

More than 2,000 people in Lebanon have since been killed, with more than a million - or roughly a fifth of the population - displaced.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Smith emphasized that these findings apply at the population level and may not be appropriate for every individual.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

The 1,450-mile river is in peril, a water source for 40 million people in seven states that is beset by population growth and a warming climate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

At first the new bond market machine concerned itself with the more solvent half of the American population.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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