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Lead researcher Lotje Cohen: 'Amsterdam gained 200,000 inhabitants'
Lead researcher Lotje Cohen reports that Amsterdam has grown by 200,000 inhabitants. She emphasizes that the city is changing rapidly as its population increases.
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