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[gleen] / glin /


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The meaning I glean from your words is this: It’s not so much that you yearn for him romantically and fear you made a mistake simply because your life is empty without him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Here’s what we can glean about Apple’s next chapter from Ternus’s past roles and his impending ascension.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A better way to glean underlying demand for manufactured goods is to strip out airplanes and cars.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

She exits her state without deciphering Paula’s words, yet feels an innate and moving satisfaction anyway, as if she could glean the meaning of what her former patient said without understanding every word.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Knowing he’d be expected to glean someone before this was through made it impossible for him to disappear into himself this time.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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