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Arrivals and departures
admittance
advent
approach
arr.
arrival
bourne
check
connection
departure
departure for somewhere
descent
destination
entry
eta
gain admittance
inflow
invasion
misconnect
misconnection
outflow

influx | American Dictionary

influx
noun[ U ]
us/ˈɪn·flʌks/
the arrival of a large number of people or things:
The town’s economy depends on the summer influx of tourists.

influx | Business English

influx
noun[ C,usually singular ]
uk /ˈɪnflʌks/us
an arrival of a large number of people or things at the same time:
influx of sthHe is amazed by the influx of new businesses of every kind.
an influx of immigrants/labour/workers
an influx of investment/money

Examples of influx

influx
This phase is later replaced by a more sustained influx of mononuclear cells.
It was a physical feature that delayed germination until the cell walls broke and permitted the influx of water necessary for germination.
The observed influx of altitudinal and temperate migrants into higher montane regions might also support this idea.
Thus began the first influx of weaponry more lethal than the spears which had previously served as instruments of hunting and raiding.
In other cases, older villages and neighborhoods were appropriated to make way for this influx of refugees.
If anything, it appears that the influx has at least temporarily suppressed residents' willingness to participate in commodity or labour markets.
The increased rigor associated with these models, however, is rarely accompanied by the extra data required to cope with the influx of new parameters.
Changes in cure rate and changes in influx of infections were examined.
As a result, an influx of students with diverse backgrounds, interests, and aspirations have enrolled in foreign language courses in order to fulfill degree requirements.
It argues that the potential benefit for the state and its citizens go beyond the burdens imposed by a mass influx.
Dead layers apparently slow further water influx so that deeper cell layers remain intact upon rehydration.
If prices in the two research districts followed the same curve, for example, one could confidently dismiss government claims of influx-related inflation.
The major towns could not handle a mass influx of new residents.
This suggests that the calcium influx may act through voltage-operated channels.
And it was clear from the start that a price was being paid for their influx in terms of the colonial sense of security.
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Collocations withinflux

influx

These are words often used in combination with influx.

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calcium influx
This suggests that the calcium influx may act through voltage-operated channels.
constant influx
It is possible that near islands have more saturated communities because of the constant influx of butterflies from their colonizing sources.
enormous influx
This enormous influx of newly recruited men means apparently that they have to be improvised.
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