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glean

[gleen] / glin /


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Adam Parker and his team at Trivariate Research looked at thousands of sharp drawdowns over a quarter century to glean clues about when quickly dropping stocks tend to keep falling.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

But the company did not end up broadcasting Thursday’s event, leaving investors to glean information through scattered sources.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

But what can we glean from Root's previous spell in charge, and what should we expect from his second permanent spell in arguably English cricket's most prestigious position?

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

You always want your work to have impact, you want it to have meaning, you want people to glean something from it that’s relevant to their own lives.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

And could the United States glean enough intelligence from its $20 million device to head off its Soviet adversary and avert a nuclear war?

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

And, who gets to monetize the insights that AI gleans?

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

Although his aunt and uncle make him spend most of his days reading, when he isn't bench-pressing the car in their yard, Cootie gleans some hints about how life works through TV.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2023

Mrs. Stonehouse was played by Hawes, whose character soon gleans that her husband is not all that he seems.

From New York Times Mar. 21, 2023

Commissioner Danielle Outlaw added that she will be “leaning on what the investigation gleans to answer unanswered questions.”

From Washington Times Oct. 28, 2020

“What if another scythe gleans her during the off years?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

That’s my understanding that was gleaned from one of the juror notes.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

She’s extremely interested in the ways problematic movies can be reclaimed by the real-life minority figures depicted in them, and what can be gleaned from studying these films’ merits.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Many of the lessons Trey gleaned from the stars at dad’s work — first with the Angels and then, the last eight years, the Dodgers — came from observing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Doctors can be dismissive of the information gleaned from an Apple Watch, and putting that data into electronic medical records is cumbersome when it is possible.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

For those who will be gleaned, do we not at the very least owe them a spectacular end?

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Despite being in charge of several enormous companies, Musk regularly wades into ostensibly local disputes, not just in Belfast but across Europe, apparently gleaning much of his knowledge from people he follows on X.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Ultimately, gleaning what is happening in the brain could change anesthesia, helping it to be redesigned or personalized to more closely resemble natural sleep rather than a coma-like one, Helfrich said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

Many travel to greet the returning prisoners in the hope of gleaning information about their loved ones.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

The skeptics in my life believe L’Belle-Tividad may just be really good at collecting information about people, gleaning details from other readings and our demographic data.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

Like Kuboyama, the farmer had been a healthy man, gleaning his living from the land as Kuboyama had taken his from the sea.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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