populous
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A smaller 2026 crop, with rising demand for livestock feed in some of the most populous countries, including China and India, will put pressure on global corn prices, affecting everyone regardless of their nationality.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
Data from Ontario, Canada's most populous province, shows that the majority of handguns recovered from crimes in 2024 - about 91% - originate from the US.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Now those plans are on hold as her budget is eaten up buying petrol to power up generators to run her sewing machines after fuel prices jumped about 20 percent in Africa's most populous country.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The revenue-share deal was agreed for Vena’s 204-megawatt Bellambi Heights battery energy storage system project in New South Wales, home to the city of Sydney and Australia’s most populous state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Only because Japan was a populous, isolated island could it get away with its rejection of the powerful new military technology.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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