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"It's bohemian but it's also populated by some of the richest people in the world. It's a strange dichotomy."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

And with around 20 million residents, it is one of the world's least densely populated.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Their hinterlands, Ms. Smith argues, are populated by those who suffer the force of these ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Most reports tend to come from relatively densely populated areas.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Danny’s block was heavily populated by the followers of his father, Russian Hasidic Jews in somber garb, whose habits and frames of reference were born on the soil of the land they had abandoned.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok