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Military casualties and the deaths of young people who have not yet had children may heighten fears that war will permanently weaken an already depopulating country.
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Mark L. Haas, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Urban neighborhood after urban neighborhood was depopulated.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
As deforestation depleted the local industry, the sawmills moved away and the area was depopulated.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
Protestors argue the city is being overrun with tourism while steadily depopulating, and needs public services and housing, not VIPs and over-tourism.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 June 2025
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Mark L. Haas, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Urban neighborhood after urban neighborhood was depopulated.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
As deforestation depleted the local industry, the sawmills moved away and the area was depopulated.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
Protestors argue the city is being overrun with tourism while steadily depopulating, and needs public services and housing, not VIPs and over-tourism.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 June 2025
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“Depopulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depopulate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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