populous
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Unlike recent contests to lead the nation’s most populous state, this year’s gubernatorial contest failed to energize the electorate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
He strategically delayed his alarm bell until his Bharatiya Janata Party won a landmark election in West Bengal state, India’s fourth-most populous.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
As ballots land in mailboxes, California voters are finally tuning in to the race to lead the nation’s most populous state and fourth-largest economy in the world.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The middle class is growing in populous countries like India and China, which could lead to even bigger crowds in Rome, Paris and other tourist destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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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