populations

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In both the Cleveland and Akron metro areas, which include the cities and eight adjoining counties, flat or shrinking populations have reversed into modest gains in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Scientists also still do not fully understand how senescent cell populations change over time in different organs, making it difficult to predict the long-term effects of treatment.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

To ensure comparability with the UK, European countries with populations under one million are excluded from per-capita comparisons of net migration and asylum applications.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The evil was not merely that searches occurred but that the government treated entire populations as searchable first and innocent later.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Genes that produce fitness become gradually overrepresented in populations through the selection of phenotypes, thereby allowing organisms to become more and more adapted to their environments.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee