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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
By July 7, the competition will have shrunk to 16 teams, which is when host cities could see influxes of last-minute foreign arrivals.
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducted high-profile raids in Latino communities and, later, the state saw large influxes of migrants during the Biden administration.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Several commercial outfits have recently announced big funding influxes aimed at speeding up the development and launch of new orbiting outposts.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The titans of the industry have started investing heavily in purchasing elections through massive influxes of cash.
—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
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducted high-profile raids in Latino communities and, later, the state saw large influxes of migrants during the Biden administration.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Several commercial outfits have recently announced big funding influxes aimed at speeding up the development and launch of new orbiting outposts.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The titans of the industry have started investing heavily in purchasing elections through massive influxes of cash.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influxes
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About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused by humans pushes sea levels higher, according to new research.—
Alexa St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Gulf Coast states already dealing with massive floods are bracing for even more extreme weather as the first tropical storm of the season could form as early as Tuesday night.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Investor concerns about paths to exit and recouping capital have long held back private capital inflows in Africa, but a growing market for secondaries is aiming to spur more investment.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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The challenge for policymakers will now be to sustain inflows in the face of economic threats beyond their control.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
8 June 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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Nishu Sood, a principal at the housing research firm John Burns Research and Consulting, notes that in the decade since 2015, inflation rose 37%, incomes rose 45%, and the cost of buying a home has gone up a whopping 115% (by comparison, renting an apartment has risen 43%).—
Jackie Cooperman,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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Here's how much residents will get Most homeowners with incomes below $500,000 will get between $350 and $600.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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“Influxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influxes. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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