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populous

[pop-yuh-luhs] / ˈpɒp yə ləs /


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The 25-year-old is one of a growing army of thousands of AI system trainers in the world's most populous country.

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 result shows the Andean nation remains deeply divided between the populous coast and the more rural, Indigenous south.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Ballots are still being counted in the nation's most populous state, home to about 23 million registered voters, and results could take weeks due to millions of mail-in ballots.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

We forget that North America also supported populous Indian societies in the most logical place, the Mississippi Valley, which contains some of our best farmland today.

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




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