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glean

[gleen] / glin /


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She can glean more detailed information in Mandarin and feels more confident filling out school forms in her native language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Mr. White, an emeritus professor of history at the University of Sydney, studied antebellum newspapers, legal documents, travelogues and paintings to glean information about black New Yorkers’ occupations, housing and leisure activities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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

A forensic linguist told the BBC it's possible to glean crucial information about a person from just a few sentences.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Nico didn’t speak the language, but he remembered his childhood Italian well enough to glean the general meaning: We, the bones that are here, await yours.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

“Dune: Prophecy” continues HBO’s thematic streak of examining human nature from the heights of wealth and influence, assuming its audience gleans joy from watching the rich cannibalize each other.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024

He added Thursday that the program gleans granular data from players via motion-tracking devices.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

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

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

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

"The defensive posture I have gleaned from the DA's statements leads me to believe that they recognise that there were failures and they are trying to excuse them," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

From them I have gleaned the following: Megan and Scott argued on Saturday evening.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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

Rowan and Esme went to the game room and played gin rummy, mercifully undisturbed by talk of gleaning and quotas and the kissing of rings.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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