Definition of "influx" []

• A flowing in: an influx of foreign capital. (noun)
• A mass arrival or incoming: an influx of visitors to the city; large influxes of refugees. (noun)

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• "This influx is alarming in a country of just 6 million people, especially one that has experienced rising Islamist militancy in the last decade."
• "Many say the influx is straining the country's social welfare system."
• "I refuse to take at face value your claim that “most of the refugee/asylee influx is fraudulent.”"