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population

[pop-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌpɒp yəˈleɪ ʃən /


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At roughly 40% of the state’s population, Latinos are California’s largest ethnic group but have not been represented in the governor’s mansion since 1875, when then-Lt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Data centres could guzzle 9.32 trillion litres of water by 2030, enough to meet the annual basic water needs of the entire population of sub-Saharan Africa, the report said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

He argues that because of its population decline in recent years, the city has vacancies.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Roughly 40% of the state’s population is Hispanic.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Both involved quarantines—the practice of isolating someone with a highly infectious disease from the healthy population.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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