populace
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It is natural and logical that we would wish for the latter types of regime to be heavily reformed or outright replaced — especially with the local populace leading the way.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
The populace reacted so strongly to those images.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
Like so many 21st-century trends, what feels good for us as individuals is eroding us as a populace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Plato saw it as an inevitable consequence of democracy, when a quest for freedom leads to excess and the populace demands a strongman.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
Although Hopewell villages were as small as those of their more egalitarian neighbors, they were stratified, with priesdy rulers controlling the rest of the populace.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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