populous
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The Socialists won just 28 seats in the 109-seat regional assembly in Andalusia -- the party's worst-ever showing in its former electoral stronghold -- in Sunday's polls in Spain's most populous region.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
On the other side, the EU has eyed India -- the world's most populous nation and a fast-growing economy -- as an important market for the future.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Despite the pandemic, Africa’s most populous country produced 2,599 films in 2020, according to the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
On Monday it won a sweeping victory in state elections in West Bengal, India’s fourth most populous state, long regarded as an opposition bastion beyond the BJP’s grasp.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Everything they saw suggested "that at no very remote period this country had been far more populous than at present."
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Much Ado: Synonyms for "Many"
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We the People: Popul
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"Othello" by William Shakespeare, Act IV-V
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