glean
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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
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
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
The oilmen anxiously pored over geological maps and tried to glean intelligence about leases from men they employed as “rock hounds” and spies.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing glean
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