population

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One of the schools which Leng and Hodgson work with is York High, which has a pupil population that is among the city's most deprived.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Some segments of the population continue to do reasonably well, but conditions remain meaningfully weaker for lower-income households.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Pakistan is home to the world's second-biggest Shia Muslim population after Iran -- with which it shares a 900-kilometre border -- and represents some Iranian diplomatic interests in Washington where Tehran has no embassy.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The share of the working-age population that is either working or looking for work edged down to 61.9% in March, its lowest level since 1977, outside of the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

If you didn’t stop the epidemic in the prisons, he said, any lasting accomplishments with the outside population would be questionable.

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