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
Likewise, assess whether your monthly spending includes unnecessary outflows that could be curtailed or redirected toward saving or debt reduction.
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The cash outflows to meet repayment obligations are significant.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The outflows are nowhere near those that toppled then-dictator Suharto.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Among sectors, financials, oil and gas stocks have seen the highest foreign outflows since October, followed by consumer and auto stocks.
—Bharath Rajeswaran, Reuters, 19 Mar. 2025
Active black holes produce gas, jets, and outflows, and might someday be considered to be nebulae of their own.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
But these defenses can easily be overwhelmed whenever a famine or major conflict in the Middle East and Africa prompts massive outflows of people.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
For reasons still unknown, the jets and outflows coming from these Herbig-Haro objects often line up, even across different star systems found within the same gas complex.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
Know your cash need at the highest point of outflows over inflows, then arrange for two times the funding of that number.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The cash outflows to meet repayment obligations are significant.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The outflows are nowhere near those that toppled then-dictator Suharto.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Among sectors, financials, oil and gas stocks have seen the highest foreign outflows since October, followed by consumer and auto stocks.
—Bharath Rajeswaran, Reuters, 19 Mar. 2025
Active black holes produce gas, jets, and outflows, and might someday be considered to be nebulae of their own.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
But these defenses can easily be overwhelmed whenever a famine or major conflict in the Middle East and Africa prompts massive outflows of people.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
For reasons still unknown, the jets and outflows coming from these Herbig-Haro objects often line up, even across different star systems found within the same gas complex.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
Know your cash need at the highest point of outflows over inflows, then arrange for two times the funding of that number.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Outflows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflows. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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