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population

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


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Bang is one of many South Koreans battling loneliness in a country where birth rates are among the world's lowest and almost half the population is 50 or older.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Half of the U.S. population can get to Myrtle Beach within a 12-hour drive, he said, and they’ve seen increased interest from Northeastern states.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, was 1.8 million in the week through May 30, versus a revised 1.77 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

To increase the Kent population, Butterfly Conservation worked with Natural England and farmers to create new habitats.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

One of the oldest cities in Siberia, with a population of half a million, Tomsk, and the huge territory around it, had a serious MDR problem.

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




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