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[gleen] / glin /


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

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Retailers including Target and Walmart will report earnings later this week, giving investors an opportunity to glean more on the health of U.S. consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 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

Their trainer was Scythe Yingxing, who used no weapons but his own hands and feet to glean.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

He also writes the newsletter “Humans Being,” which gleans life lessons from movies, books and television, for The Atlantic.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2022

Next weekend we will see whether "Lovecraft Country" gleans any Emmy wins out of its 18 nominations.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2021

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

When we come in with our insight that is gleaned from actual baristas all over the world, they tend to lean in and they tend to listen.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 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

“You gleaned his father, and he gave you a car?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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 drovers would forage along the way, picking berries, acorns and gleaning corn for the birds to eat.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

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

Yet even in dreams I often find myself gleaning….

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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