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"It's an outbreak that will spread very rapidly, all the more so because it has broken out in a densely populated province," virologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe told AFP.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

What was once a densely populated, lively community is now a landscape of collapsed concrete, twisted metal and exposed wires.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

But it’s bad news and sad commentary that a park in the densely populated heart of the city will remain unusable for the foreseeable future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Then CRG turned south to Festus, nestled near limestone bluffs and densely forested hilltops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Specialization increased on larger, more densely populated islands, reaching a peak on Samoa, the Societies, and especially Tonga and Hawaii.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond