depopulation
Americannoun
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Council leader Stephen McCabe says a drip feed of closures has left the area facing a desperate jobs crisis, on top of years of deindustrialisation and depopulation.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Migrants have helped to enrich our living standards and helped ward off depopulation trends that threaten other wealthy countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Rural depopulation has also blurred traditional boundaries between towns and bear habitats, encouraging bears to expand their habitats towards residential areas, according to researchers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
"Almost half of our towns are at risk of depopulation," he said in autumn 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
Absent the extinctions, the encounter between Europe and the Americas might have been equally deadly for both sides—a world in which both hemispheres experienced catastrophic depopulation.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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