populace
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Bring in working-age people and a populace can rebalance the retired old with the productive young without waiting 20 years for babies to grow up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
The protests were rare public displays of discontent by a populace that’s endured Western-imposed economic sanctions and a sclerotic, corruption-riddled economy that has hobbled much of this oil-rich country of 93 million into poverty.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
The populace reacted so strongly to those images.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
To be fair, it should be mentioned that the University had a vague contempt for Imre’s populace, too, viewing them as self-indulgent and decadent.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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