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[gleen] / glin /


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Kusum Ailawadi, a professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College who has done research on private-label brands, said retailers can glean information about manufacturers’ costs based on how they price products.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Mr. White, an emeritus professor of history at the University of Sydney, studied antebellum newspapers, legal documents, travelogues and paintings to glean information about black New Yorkers’ occupations, housing and leisure activities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

I’ve no desire to kind of glean the kind of affirmation from the person I’m talking to.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

But what can we glean from Root's previous spell in charge, and what should we expect from his second permanent spell in arguably English cricket's most prestigious position?

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Neither can read, so they glean whatever they can from the paper itself.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

And, who gets to monetize the insights that AI gleans?

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

Although his aunt and uncle make him spend most of his days reading, when he isn't bench-pressing the car in their yard, Cootie gleans some hints about how life works through TV.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2023

He also writes the newsletter “Humans Being,” which gleans life lessons from movies, books and television, for The Atlantic.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2022

Commissioner Danielle Outlaw added that she will be “leaning on what the investigation gleans to answer unanswered questions.”

From Washington Times Oct. 28, 2020

“What if another scythe gleans her during the off years?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

That’s my understanding that was gleaned from one of the juror notes.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

She’s extremely interested in the ways problematic movies can be reclaimed by the real-life minority figures depicted in them, and what can be gleaned from studying these films’ merits.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Many of the lessons Trey gleaned from the stars at dad’s work — first with the Angels and then, the last eight years, the Dodgers — came from observing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Doctors can be dismissive of the information gleaned from an Apple Watch, and putting that data into electronic medical records is cumbersome when it is possible.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Henry’s sister, Nerissa, as you might have gleaned, was not a possible choice.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Despite being in charge of several enormous companies, Musk regularly wades into ostensibly local disputes, not just in Belfast but across Europe, apparently gleaning much of his knowledge from people he follows on X.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Ultimately, gleaning what is happening in the brain could change anesthesia, helping it to be redesigned or personalized to more closely resemble natural sleep rather than a coma-like one, Helfrich said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

The skeptics in my life believe L’Belle-Tividad may just be really good at collecting information about people, gleaning details from other readings and our demographic data.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

The budget figures will be keenly watched by energy industry experts, with the hopes of gleaning insights into where Saudi Arabia expects oil revenues to head in the near future.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

Citra wondered what about gleaning could possibly be easy.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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