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Which country has the smallest population?

population

[pop-yuh-lay-shuhn] / ˌpɒp jəˈleɪ ʃən /


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So are projects like distribution centers and new schools reflecting population shifts, she noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Since Turner took an interest in the species 50 years ago, the total population of U.S. bison has grown about tenfold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Arab Israelis, also known as Palestinian citizens of Israel, account for about 20 percent of the country's population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The prison population has risen significantly in recent decades, partly as a result of longer sentences and more people being returned to prison for breaching the conditions of their release.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sookie and Vern were talking about the depleting cod population in the ocean.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

"The next challenge is to ensure that those additional years are lived in good health, while health systems adapt to respond to the changing needs of populations."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Maine consistently ranks among the highest in the country for voter turnout, even among young voters, despite having one of the oldest populations in the country.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We do it with our older populations but I have also gotten it pulled into clinics in our neurological population,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"REACT is expanding its impact around the world. We have established close collaborations with India, Singapore, Tanzania and Mexico to validate these results in populations across the globe," Dr. Ibáñez said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

In wild fly populations, Dobzhansky noted, no genotype was inherently superior: whether the ABC or CBA strain survived depended on the environment, and on gene-environment interactions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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