as in flow
a flowing or going out
over the last year the state experienced an unprecedented brain drain as the outflow of highly educated professionals exceeded the inflow
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Most shameful, even as Trump poses as a humanitarian champion for Palestinians, Musk is dismantling the U.S. aid agencies that would be called on to help feed and shelter a new outflow of Palestinians.
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance saw trends starting to reverse, however, with outflows topping $13 billion in the first half of 2024 compared to $9 billion in 2023.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
The operating cash outflow in the quarter reached $3.5 billion, Boeing said.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
The outflow of young families from NYC is devastating our economy.
—Shahana Hanif, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance saw trends starting to reverse, however, with outflows topping $13 billion in the first half of 2024 compared to $9 billion in 2023.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
The operating cash outflow in the quarter reached $3.5 billion, Boeing said.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
The outflow of young families from NYC is devastating our economy.
—Shahana Hanif, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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