as in influx
a flowing or coming in the inflow of new students every September means that there will always be new blood for student organizations

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Recent Examples of inflow The discovery could reveal more about the physics surrounding the inflow of matter from accretion disks to the surfaces of both neutron stars and supermassive black holes, as well as the outflow of winds from these disks. Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The past few years have seen massive inflows into money market funds. Gregory Clifford, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Reclamation has projected lower than average inflows into Lake Powell and a continuation of Tier 1 shortage protocols as well. Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Unless inflows are drastically increased, one of the Middle East's most important lakes could vanish this summer, leaving behind only salt, dust, and a stark lesson in the costs of mismanagement. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inflow
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influx
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  • Schools were forced to expand rapidly to accommodate the influx of workers’ children, who filled more than 1,000 classrooms and required the hiring of approximately 840 teachers.
    Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
  • An influx of humanitarian aid is also ongoing.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Inflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflow. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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