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 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 While heavy foreign equity selling earlier this year weighed on the won, Goldman said those outflows have slowed, allowing the currency's strong external fundamentals to reassert themselves. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 July 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 These curious objects display very little emission associated with galactic jets or other outflows. Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026 The net effect on the won has been downward, because the outflows have been the larger force. Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 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 10 Aug. 2026.

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