outward flow
Example Sentences
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Ion channels are gateways within cells that tightly control the inward and outward flow of essential ions, such as potassium and calcium, and are thought to be critically linked to cancer malignancy and progression.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
The Bay of Fundy generates monstrous currents that reverse the outward flow of the river during high tide.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2017
This outward flow of hot material accounts for the paradox that we described in The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star—namely,
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
This problem, combined with low salaries in the jobs that are available, is encouraging an outward flow of qualified people seeking greater career prospects elsewhere.
From Reuters ● Dec. 11, 2014
Over the centuries, the engineers and builders of the Corporation of London had learned to make the outward flow of the river and the inward surge of the tide come together more or less smoothly.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
