gleaning

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It adds that in other cases, Fabrika sends content directly to ordinary and unsuspecting users after gleaning their details such as email addresses and phone numbers from databases.

From Washington Post

She, Towner and Reeves are currently conducting research to try to understand what nutrients orcas might be gleaning from these portions of their prey.

From Scientific American

While eavesdropping and data-collection devices were silently ransacking protesters, inside police stations, authorities were using more traditional methods of gleaning information.

From Washington Post

Bergo does a lot of what he calls “meat gleaning” around southwest Wisconsin, where roadkill sightings are frequently posted on the region’s version of Nextdoor.

From Seattle Times

Analysts might scrutinize Fed speeches in hopes of gleaning any hints on the exact size of the next interest rate hike, so the markets can start pricing in those moves ahead of time.

From Washington Post