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influx

[in-fluhks] / ˈɪnˌflʌks /


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The hospital also has to deal with an influx of people injured in the quake, like Yoktafiana Sinar whose house came down on top of her.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Security had been stepped up in the area after the influx and amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing attempt this weekend.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Noxious smoke and an influx of rats and flies attracted to rotting meat stored at the facility have tormented neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The influx of funds allowed the newlyweds to buy a modest apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

He watches my lips, and I let my words trickle out as softly as his...on the influx of better thoughts.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

It put their number at two million in 2025, due to influxes from Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

In fact, more than a million arrived, and stayed, by the end of the decade - one of the biggest influxes of people in British history.

From BBC May 21, 2025

Havilah joins the likes of Paradise and Greenville, small communities that saw influxes of prospectors, followed by population exodus and, more recently, devastation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2024

And staying overnight in the mountains is prohibitive, as upscale developments and influxes of out-of-towners have sent lodging and housing prices into the stratosphere.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2023

Impersonal influxes to many mediums may at times produce many things which are often ascribed to personal spirits.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Allen Putnam




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