populous
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Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation and a net oil importer.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
In America’s least populous state, neighbors are in an uproar over plans to build a small city to house thousands of out-of-state workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But the tight result shows the Andean nation remains deeply divided between the populous coast and the more rural, Indigenous south.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Fujimori began her election day having breakfast in the Lima suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, the most populous district in Peru, where impoverished neighbourhoods crowd the steep, dusty mountains.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
It was dark in the church; street lights had been snapping on all around him on the populous avenue; the light of the day was gone.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing populous
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"Othello" by William Shakespeare, Act IV-V
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