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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The Golden State’s net outflow last year was 73,814 smaller than 2022.
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
The cause of the black balls remains unknown, but authorities have considered a shipping spill or wastewater outflow as possible sources, according to the NWS EPA.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
These countries now get some 40 percent of Taiwanese investment outflows, a proportion that exceeds flows going to China.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Cash flow from operating activities was negative, with a net cash outflow of $59,477.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
The cause of the black balls remains unknown, but authorities have considered a shipping spill or wastewater outflow as possible sources, according to the NWS EPA.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
These countries now get some 40 percent of Taiwanese investment outflows, a proportion that exceeds flows going to China.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Cash flow from operating activities was negative, with a net cash outflow of $59,477.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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