populated

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Remember: this is Moscow, the wealthy, populated capital that draws in so much of Russia's vast resources.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

He was born in Karze, an area populated by ethnic Tibetans in China’s Sichuan province, fled to India around his teenage years and relocated to the U.S. more than two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

The Cottonwood fire in a sparsely populated area of southern Utah started Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Such an event could affect some of the nation's most densely populated and infrastructure-dependent regions, including the greater Los Angeles area, San Bernardino, Riverside, and the Coachella Valley.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

If they found it strange that the Argo II was populated by half-asleep kids in armor and pajamas and a man with goat legs, they didn’t let on.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan