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
Those initiatives have contributed to an outflow of wealthy residents to states with more favorable tax policies.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
India is weathering global financial pressures better than headline data suggest, with worries over foreign outflows overstated, according to S&P Global Ratings.
—Pratigya Vajpayee, Bloomberg, 13 May 2026
In just 2023 and 2024 alone, roughly half a million more people left the state than the number that moved in, and the outflow has continued in recent years.
—Meg Tuszynski, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
Bankers told me that money outflows have not been out of the ordinary.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
India is weathering global financial pressures better than headline data suggest, with worries over foreign outflows overstated, according to S&P Global Ratings.
—Pratigya Vajpayee, Bloomberg, 13 May 2026
In just 2023 and 2024 alone, roughly half a million more people left the state than the number that moved in, and the outflow has continued in recent years.
—Meg Tuszynski, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
Bankers told me that money outflows have not been out of the ordinary.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflow
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Those vibes were in full flow on Friday, with the difference between the two sides striking on the eve of the final.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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The rush to disassociate from the Freedom 250 concerts is reminiscent of the exodus of artists who were booked to play the Kennedy Center after the president took control of the longstanding arts institution.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Mamdani is promising to build 200,000 new affordable housing units over the next 10 years while preserving the same number, aiming to tackle the city’s defining contemporary crisis as vacancy rates hit record lows and NYC stares down a middle-class exodus.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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