population growth
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China for decades enforced a "one child" policy to curb population growth before ending it in 2016, while nations such as Vietnam and Iran have experimented with measures to limit families to two kids.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
While this funding stream has been eroded by inflation and failed to keep pace with population growth, state-level investments have been expanding to fill the gap.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Stagnant population growth that threatens to shrink the number of congressional seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The strategy, designed to keep China's rapid population growth under control, is estimated by the country's government to have prevented about 400 million births since it began, though this number has been contested.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
He would read about the housing shortage all along the west coast, brought on by wartime population growth, and he would throw the paper down in disgust.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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