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glean

[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

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The tax appeals office also looked at a child custody case with Peters’s ex-wife to glean details on their “family abode.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 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

There are those eager ones who glean early, and find themselves with little to do as conclave draws near.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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