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People is or people are?
People is or people are?
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Potentially, both.
"People", as the plural of "person" is obviously plural.
"There's one person in that room."
"There are 5 people in that room."
"A people" can also be used to refer to a tribe, ethnicity, nation or group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People
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