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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Recent Examples of outflow
Yet, despite this massive outflow, the price of gold has continued to climb.
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Bob Haber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
This prior research suggested that this train line out of galaxies is powered by galactic outflows launching elements away at high speeds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
And the United States continues to attract the most foreign capital of any economy, in stark contrast to China’s increasing capital outflows.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
In terms of which pockets of the world experienced the biggest outflow of superrich residents, Eastern Europe logged a loss of 29 billionaires between 2020 and 2024 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine that started in 2022.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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Bob Haber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
This prior research suggested that this train line out of galaxies is powered by galactic outflows launching elements away at high speeds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
And the United States continues to attract the most foreign capital of any economy, in stark contrast to China’s increasing capital outflows.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
In terms of which pockets of the world experienced the biggest outflow of superrich residents, Eastern Europe logged a loss of 29 billionaires between 2020 and 2024 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine that started in 2022.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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