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I’m gleaning from your letter that you’re not confident about managing your finances.

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Jean-François Millet's "The Gleaners," painted in 1857, immortalized this act of necessity: gleaning, the collection of leftover crops after the harvest.

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He learnt on the job, gleaning tips from fellow journalists, and gradually developed a passion for reporting.

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With Trump's reelection, it may be hard to read or watch anything on Trump, but director Ali Abbasi’s recent feature “The Apprentice” is useful for gleaning insights about how we got to where we are.

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What do you think the lesson we've been gleaning here has been about our worth in our own country?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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