Word: influx
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Hoping to end a much-publicized dormancy and bolstered by an influx of first-year members, the Civil Liberties Union of Harvard (CLUH) mapped out plans yesterday for renewed influence in campus affairs...
...unprecedented act of immigrant bashing, the welfare bill also threatens to cut off assistance to thousands of legal immigrants. Despite Clinton's appeals for employers to hire former welfare recipients it is highly dubious that the job market can absorb such a great influx of unskilled or marginally skilled workers. The precious little funds that have been allotted for job training are woefully inadequate. And the true victims of the welfare bill are children--a study by the Urban Institute and an internal report by the HHS estimate that one million children will be pushed into poverty as a result...
North Cambridge hasn't changed much over the years, but in the aftermath of rent control's abolition by statewide referendum two years ago, there's been an influx of upscale residents in all neighborhoods...
...potential influx of new blood seems likely among upperclass students as well as incoming first-years. Many of last year's active members will not be returning...
While house masters profess to be ready for the influx of a diverse group of students, the meeting of established house character and new residents this week has not always been cordial...