as in populating
to supply with inhabitants
a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars
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Companies exist that can help in establishing, populating, and reviewing the data room, such as Stella Legal.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026 -
More encouragingly, Newcastle are extremely excited about their under-14s and the age groups below, which are the post-takeover cohorts, with many youngsters populating England youth sides.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The casting of Hahn will be a bit of a magical treat to fans, who for months had fan-cast her as the bad guy in this project, even when actress Scarlett Johansson was temporarily inhabiting it.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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These felines lived up to their elusive reputation by inhabiting a swampy forest, an environment that requires navigating harsh natural obstacles to reach.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Dec. 2025
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To her, statues of Inang Maria looked just like any other colonizing gringa.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Unlike others of his ilk, Elon Musk, nominally more interested in colonizing Mars than other parts of Earth, appears to see the annexation of Greenland as a purely nationalistic venture.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Peopling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peopling. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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