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inrush

noun

ˈin-ˌrəsh

Definition of inrush

as in influx

a flowing or coming in a sudden inrush of air blew my hair back

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Recent Examples of inrush Georgia’s huge inrush of clean energy projects had already begun before 2022, when then-President Joe Biden signed his signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act. — Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025 But the inrush of air is so violent that the sound produced can be extremely loud. — Helen Czerski, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022 The Pakistanis’ worry is not just a new inrush of refugees, but the risk of the Taliban advances emboldening anti-Pakistan groups to mount cross-border attacks. — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2021

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influx

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Shares of South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix are set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, and multiple Wall Street trading desks have noted that the influx of new shares could be a catalyst for a major move.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Services, however, are expected to be the market’s real growth engine from here, fueled by an influx of new buyers and by large companies that once saw space as an afterthought and are now expanding their footprint.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

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