populate
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Donald Trump is the greatest human to ever populate the planet — at least as he tells it.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Today we know that billions of planets populate our galaxy; that on average, when you look up at night, each star you see hosts at least one planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
But tech stocks also populate the list of the index’s big losers this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Nominally designed as a spaceport, Lego aliens and spaceships populate the area.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Literacy rates climbed, and educated blacks began to populate legislatures, open schools, and initiate successful businesses.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing populate
The Origins of Civilization, Lessons 3–5
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popul (people)
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