unpopulated

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It also sees its role of defending Thailand's territorial claims as a sacred one, even though this conflict is about tiny slivers of mostly unpopulated land.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

With the American West no longer lonely and unpopulated, the wind-scattered weeds have collided, quite literally, with the faux mansions and exurban retreats of transplants escaping the winter chill of New England or Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Afterwards, a pilot must complete between 25 and 40 hours of test flights over unpopulated areas to make sure that all the parts work properly, according to Experimental Aircraft Association guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

Each July, residents of the vast and unpopulated Northern Territory have five hours when they can set off as many fireworks as they like.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

At times he wanders up to the library’s sun-filled, unpopulated top floor, where all the literature is shelved.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri