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glean

[gleen] / glin /


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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 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

Nevertheless, our compulsion to glean some broader significance from Carol’s story cannot help but wander into that territory.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

She would sooner glean herself as her first act as a scythe than accept his sacrifice.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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