influx
noun
act of flowing in.
influxes
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pluralof influx.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
For decades, Catholic Charities and other faith-based organizations have played a crucial role helping federal authorities and local governments manage influxes of migrants.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
The German and Scotch-Irish influxes had brought in thousands.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
