- plural of population.
populations
Example Sentences
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“Early warnings are especially important for vulnerable populations because they provide additional time to react and receive support from family members, neighbors, or caregivers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Maine consistently ranks among the highest in the country for voter turnout, even among young voters, despite having one of the oldest populations in the country.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
“We do it with our older populations but I have also gotten it pulled into clinics in our neurological population,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"REACT is expanding its impact around the world. We have established close collaborations with India, Singapore, Tanzania and Mexico to validate these results in populations across the globe," Dr. Ibáñez said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Throughout human history, centralized states with metal weapons and armies supported by dense agricultural populations have swept away sparser populations of stone-tool-using hunter-gatherers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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