glean
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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
Yields typically edge up or down based on the shifting outlook for short-term rates set by the Fed, which investors glean from economic data and comments from Fed officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
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
“Oh, go glean yourself,” Curie said, only partially suppressing her grin.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
And, who gets to monetize the insights that AI gleans?
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
He added Thursday that the program gleans granular data from players via motion-tracking devices.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
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
In the course of his investigation, the commissario interviews one of the garbagemen, or spazzini, from whom he gleans a damning piece of evidence.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2021
“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
Some make emotional decisions—following their gut or based on information they’ve gleaned from public sources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
What I gleaned from it is that we look at the electronic elements of production almost from a pop perspective, that gets integrated into aggressive music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
“I had a dream that you came to my school and gleaned all the jerks,” he told her.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Downstairs in the basement, a team of covert listeners followed their chatter, gleaning vital insights into Germany's war plans.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 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
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
Would he be home in time, or would a gleaning in his family take place in his absence?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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