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a flowing or coming in
a sudden influx of people into the exurbs
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Recent Examples of influxes
The titans of the industry have started investing heavily in purchasing elections through massive influxes of cash.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Coyotes also manage urban deer populations — a critical ecosystem function because ballooning deer herds can decimate forests, stunt plant growth and contribute to invasive species influxes.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
Largely invisible at the time, especially compared with the vast Italian and Jewish migrations a century earlier, these influxes were ultimately just as transformative.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Upheavals, repression and economic turmoil under those leaders sometimes produced large influxes of new arrivals.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Many of the visitors interviewed by The Denver Post lived near ski resorts and national parks due to seasonal influxes in tourists and labor needs.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Those hedges are likely boosting foreign markets, which are smaller and more easily moved upward by influxes of new money.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Large influxes of displaced people often destabilize a country’s domestic politics, fueling polarization and extremism.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
But, according to Keenan, climate change has essentially stopped growth in southward movement, and northern cities are seeing fewer outflows and greater influxes of people.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Coyotes also manage urban deer populations — a critical ecosystem function because ballooning deer herds can decimate forests, stunt plant growth and contribute to invasive species influxes.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
Largely invisible at the time, especially compared with the vast Italian and Jewish migrations a century earlier, these influxes were ultimately just as transformative.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Upheavals, repression and economic turmoil under those leaders sometimes produced large influxes of new arrivals.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Many of the visitors interviewed by The Denver Post lived near ski resorts and national parks due to seasonal influxes in tourists and labor needs.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Those hedges are likely boosting foreign markets, which are smaller and more easily moved upward by influxes of new money.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Large influxes of displaced people often destabilize a country’s domestic politics, fueling polarization and extremism.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
But, according to Keenan, climate change has essentially stopped growth in southward movement, and northern cities are seeing fewer outflows and greater influxes of people.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influxes
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Their extended range enables comprehensive mapping of vast territories, tracking snow levels to predict floods or hydroelectric output, and keeping a watchful eye on natural hazards such as landslides and avalanches.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Critics have said that the policy that all spending over $100,000 had to be personally approved by Noem delayed FEMA response during disasters, including during the central Texas floods in 2025.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The regulatory and trade architecture that has attracted a record $45 billion in FDI in 2025 — the country ranks among the top ten globally for FDI inflows — has not changed.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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India is also hoping that the changes will improve the ease of doing business and will usher greater investment inflows from global funds for startups and deep tech companies.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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During this storm, some space weather forecasters reported temporary data dropouts, likely caused by intense proton fluxes degrading spacecraft measurements.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The satellite’s microwave radiometer can detect subtle variations in sea-surface salinity, which is critical for studying ocean circulation, freshwater fluxes, and climate patterns.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Van Hollen legislation phases out the cost-of-living exemption as incomes increase.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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People with higher incomes and higher levels of education are more likely than other Americans to have access to such documents, BPC found.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Influxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influxes. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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