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
"I also suspect factors such as abandoned farmland and unused land due to depopulation and an ageing population have an impact," he said.
From Barron's ● May 8, 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
"Almost half of our towns are at risk of depopulation," he said in autumn 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
"We can make of the historical record that there was depopulation and movement of people from internecine warfare and diseases," he said to me.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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