populous
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Ethiopia has faced years of armed conflict in Oromia and Amhara, the most populous states in the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
On the upside for Merz, there are no significant state elections until late June, when North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, is widely expected to re-elect its CDU governor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
To see if more women with ectopic pregnancies are experiencing severe health outcomes, ProPublica analyzed hospital data from Texas, the most populous state to ban abortion.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Though the U.S. population is projected to grow modestly through 2100, the country is projected to fall from third to sixth place in a ranking of the world’s most populous countries.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
We forget that North America also supported populous Indian societies in the most logical place, the Mississippi Valley, which contains some of our best farmland today.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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