heavily populated

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And on top of that: fishing, boating, mineral extraction, and protection from underground toxins that could blanket Utah’s most heavily populated area and drive everyone away—not just from Box Elder, but from the state altogether.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Some 50,000 residents have been affected in the heavily populated area about five miles from Disneyland.

From Barron's • May 25, 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

Because less of the world’s landscape is burning, the result is less air pollution, especially in heavily populated areas in Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Until European contact the warm coastline of California was heavily populated, according to William S. Preston, a geographer at California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann