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populace

[pop-yuh-luhs] / ˈpɒp jə ləs /


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Despite predictions that North Korea could collapse after Kim Il Sung died, it remains a communist stronghold with a populace virtually cut off from the rest of the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

"I hope it's a beautiful wedding...but I think they should do it somewhere that's less inconveniencing to general populace of New York City," she laughed.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The populace reacted so strongly to those images.

From Slate Feb. 2, 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

But the relationship between opera and the populace could not have been more different in Italy, where opera was a popular art form.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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