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
Around $1 trillion was pulled from active equity mutual funds over the year, according to estimates from Bloomberg Intelligence using ICI data, marking an 11th year of net outflows and, by some measures, the steepest of the cycle.
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Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Or is this just a set of overdrawn conclusions about an asset merely undergoing a correction after a blistering run and setting up a contrarian buying opportunity given heavy ETF outflows?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
At the same time, the Fermi Space Telescope detected gamma rays from shocks as multiple components in the outflows violently collided.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
As the flare faded, the black hole suddenly hurled out ultra-fast winds at one-fifth the speed of light, giving scientists the clearest look yet at how violent flares trigger powerful outflows.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Low-tax states saw no comparable outflows.
—Cristobal Young, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
But, according to Keenan, climate change has essentially stopped growth in southward movement, and northern cities are seeing fewer outflows and greater influxes of people.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Strong inflows from Asia more than offset outflows in the Americas, where UBS this week applied for a US banking license.
—Reuters 18 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Reef Check Foundation and Ecologia, Cielo, Mar y Tierra received $100,000 to assess the health of kelp forests in San Diego and Tijuana as vital natural defenses against climate change and ocean conditions around the water treatment outflows.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Or is this just a set of overdrawn conclusions about an asset merely undergoing a correction after a blistering run and setting up a contrarian buying opportunity given heavy ETF outflows?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
At the same time, the Fermi Space Telescope detected gamma rays from shocks as multiple components in the outflows violently collided.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
As the flare faded, the black hole suddenly hurled out ultra-fast winds at one-fifth the speed of light, giving scientists the clearest look yet at how violent flares trigger powerful outflows.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Low-tax states saw no comparable outflows.
—Cristobal Young, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
But, according to Keenan, climate change has essentially stopped growth in southward movement, and northern cities are seeing fewer outflows and greater influxes of people.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Strong inflows from Asia more than offset outflows in the Americas, where UBS this week applied for a US banking license.
—Reuters 18 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Reef Check Foundation and Ecologia, Cielo, Mar y Tierra received $100,000 to assess the health of kelp forests in San Diego and Tijuana as vital natural defenses against climate change and ocean conditions around the water treatment outflows.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Outflows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflows. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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