population

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I’m not alone: More than half of the U.S. population lives with computer vision syndrome, also known as digital eyestrain, and nearly 16.4 million Americans suffer from dry eye syndrome.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The local government's aim is to cut that population by half, and 24,000 animals have been culled so far this year.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Core to that agreement is that the public be left with adequate access to food and water, and there can be no strikes to starve the population or force the displacement of civilians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Lee and his colleagues used data from the nationally representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a long-running health survey of the United States population.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

This was what must have happened with the forebears of Mami and Baby, because they were part of a unique population that had been here when the lake was created.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo