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 children aren’t sure yet what this will mean to them, and Durst inhabits that uncertainty alongside them.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The new species inhabits an incredibly small range, leaving it at risk of habitat changes despite living inside a nature reserve, according to the study.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.
    Josh Boak, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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“Peoples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peoples. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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