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[gleen] / glin /


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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

When I was 17, I started an internship at the now-revered magazine Sassy, where I hoped, also secretly, that I might glean some wardrobe intel from the staff of cool twentysomething women.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

Under the partnership, several thousand workers in some of Bosch's 350 facilities worldwide will wear sensor suits to glean training data for Neura robots.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Did these people know that such sycophantic behavior would make a scythe want to glean them even more?

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

Mrs. Stonehouse was played by Hawes, whose character soon gleans that her husband is not all that he seems.

From New York Times Mar. 21, 2023

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

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

They also fill dating apps’ biggest blind spot—information gleaned from an actual date.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 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

If Infantino had gleaned one thing, it was that he needed to keep Trump happy for the World Cup to stay on track.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 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

“I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that. In the meantime, we shall deal with the squirrels.”

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

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

But even if that future comes to pass, your gleaning will be a crucial event in the future of the Scythedom.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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