outflows

plural of outflow
as in flows
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 outflows India has been battling foreign capital outflows as its trade deficit has widened amid high global energy prices. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Deposits make up roughly two-thirds of bank liabilities, so outflows or rising deposit rates can meaningfully erode profitability. Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The discovery reveals what happens when the supermassive black hole engines that power these vast, blooming outflows of plasma stall. Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Any moisture that rides into the state will only be accessible to higher terrain, creating the low chance that outflows could gust into the Valley with debris in tow. Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Ironically, the ETFs, introduced in late May to broaden investment opportunities for retail traders and stem outflows into similar products abroad, have become a lightning rod for criticism and blamed for amplifying volatility. Youkyung Lee, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 Indeed, some analysts think the recent tightening over financial outflows is partly designed to avoid a stampede by Chinese investors for the Nasdaq. Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
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  • About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • The cities get quieter, the exoduses take place, and the publishing output slows to an almost complete halt.
    Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025

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“Outflows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflows. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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