glean

Example Sentences

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Economists rely on the three-month average to glean recent hiring trends.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The emails caused concern for some users on social media, who feared it was a scam or phishing attempt designed to glean more of their details.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

This was considered an honor, but Amy and I had an additional motive: We believed we would glean more from observing the friends they selected than we would from scouring their backpacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Retailers can’t easily connect their loyalty programs to third-party AI search platforms, and data insights remain hard to glean, brands and others say.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“On days that I don’t glean, I attend funerals and do research for future gleanings. Scythes...or should I say good scythes...don’t often have days off.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman