populous

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A smaller 2026 crop, with rising demand for livestock feed in some of the most populous countries, including China and India, will put pressure on global corn prices, affecting everyone regardless of their nationality.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

But his and millions of others' commutes have been snarled by brutal temperatures as Africa's most populous country fights a heatwave.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

At the start of the two-day visit, the leaders of Africa's most populous country will be greeted by senior royals including Queen Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The world’s most populous country is looking at how it can become an artificial-intelligence power without breaking the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

A major reason is that Aborigines remained hunter-gatherers, whereas, as we saw in Chapters 12-14, those developments arose elsewhere only in populous and economically specialized societies of food producers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond