- plural of population.
populations
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But the significance of today’s paper extends well beyond the specific variant or the specific populations involved.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Some public health experts argued that the proposed trial raised broader questions about whether vulnerable populations in African countries were being asked to take risks that researchers would not accept in wealthier countries.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The act would have required certain nonprofit community health clinics serving low-income and medically underserved populations to spend at least 90% of their annual revenue on health care services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
To give the species a fighting chance, genetic researchers have cloned ferrets from preserved tissue samples to introduce fresh genetic diversity into captive populations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
All these types of diseases, characteristic of small isolated populations, must be the oldest diseases of humanity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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