peoples

present tense third-person singular of people
as in inhabits
to supply with inhabitants a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars

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  • The festival inhabits empty buildings in Riga, exploring their potential and possible development strategies that could be used to regenerate them.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it.
    Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • Ejecta from its innermost large, volcano-rich moon, Io, populates this inner magnetosphere with sulfur dioxide gas, where the magnetic field forces this material to co-rotate with Jupiter itself in a torus-like shape.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Now, when a user opens Lens Live, the Amazon app instantly populates a carousel of potential products in real-time, without needing a static image.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Peoples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peoples. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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