as in flow
a flowing or going out
the mass exodus from the cities for the beaches and the mountains on most summer weekends
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Check In With High-Potential Employees Finding the root cause is mission-critical, so begin with exit interviews and listening sessions, and look for trends in the exodus.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In the past month, many of these universities have been ordered to relinquish their academic independence, stripped of federal funds, had their students seized on the streets, and watched as faculty have begun an exodus to foreign academic institutions beyond the reach of the U.S. government.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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The exodus in Q1 marked the 10th consecutive quarter of outflows.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
The Pentagon on Friday announced four new senior advisers for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following front office infighting that saw the exodus of five senior staff in the past several weeks.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In the past month, many of these universities have been ordered to relinquish their academic independence, stripped of federal funds, had their students seized on the streets, and watched as faculty have begun an exodus to foreign academic institutions beyond the reach of the U.S. government.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
More from Personal Finance: Consumers are spending as trade wars raise recession risk
Where young adults are most likely to live with parents
Consumers making financial changes in response to tariffs
The exodus in Q1 marked the 10th consecutive quarter of outflows.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
The Pentagon on Friday announced four new senior advisers for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following front office infighting that saw the exodus of five senior staff in the past several weeks.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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Pulmonary Embolism This can cause shortness of breath because a blood clot blocks one or more lung arteries, reducing blood flow and oxygen exchange.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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Transient ischemic stroke is a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain that can mimic a stroke, causing symptoms like numbness, weakness, or confusion that can last anywhere from a few minutes to 24 hours.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Indian ETFs also enjoyed positive flows following outflows in March.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Multiple outflows can be seen in the central black tendril of the Circinus West molecular cloud, named the Cir-MMS region.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Peace from the outpouring of love from y’all on here.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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According to one popular hypothesis, the pot had eventually boiled over: after eons of frustrated heating, some 800 million years ago, the planet’s outer shell buckled, and Venus’s entire surface was paved over with immense outpourings of fresh lava.—
Elise Cutts,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
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