heavily populated

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Atlantic hurricanes are more dangerous to human life and property as they are generally closer to more heavily populated areas.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The Gofar fault is far from heavily populated coastlines, so the earthquakes themselves pose little direct threat to people.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Coastal Florida is a heavily populated, heavily trafficked high-risk rail environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s heavily populated coastal communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

Danny’s block was heavily populated by the followers of his father, Russian Hasidic Jews in somber garb, whose habits and frames of reference were born on the soil of the land they had abandoned.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok