gleanings

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In another scene in the documentary, she holds out one hand piled with the latest Clematis gleanings, each seed still attached to its feathery brown tail.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

“Selected Letters of Norman Mailer” is a pile of mostly minor gleanings from a major writer.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2014

You can also sign up to participate in the organization's farmers market gleanings, collecting boxes of fresh produce from local farmers to donate to various direct-service agencies for the needy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2014

It's clearly the gleanings of a lifetime's reading, and Crotty has walked a nice line between poetry that deals with Ireland, with questions of Irish character and history, and poetry qua poetry.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2010

Volta glanced at Rowan and said quietly, “The best thing about these gleanings is that it’s over quick.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman