glean

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Recent Examples of glean While further study is needed to examine how environmental factors such as humidity and temperature affect particle dispersion, the understanding gleaned from the present study can inform ventilation strategies in restaurants, classrooms, hospitals, public transport, and the like. New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025 Their joint report is based on data gleaned from The Trevor Project’s 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, which collected responses from more than 18,600 LGBTQ+ individuals between the ages of 13 and 24. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025 As dealmakers navigate the early stages of 2025, the trends and insights gleaned from 2024 provide valuable guidance. Rusty Wiley, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Yet some skeptics argue none of these challenge trials were necessary, and that many of the findings could have been gleaned through other types of studies. Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for glean 
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Verb
  • Finally, the sound reaches the jittery group gathered beneath the marble archways outside the palazzo’s guest villa.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Brain tissue samples were gathered from the frontal cortex, the area of the brain associated with thinking and reasoning.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
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  • JPMorgan's profit rose to a record high in 2024 as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter.
    Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Several semiconductor makers should reap the biggest rewards from President Donald Trump’s Stargate artificial intelligence initiative, tech analysts say.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
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  • This could be the future of farming, according to Kiera Foti, brand manager at Atlantic Sea Farms, which harvested 1.3m pounds of seaweed last year, the majority of the US seaweed crop.
    Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Deer heads are mounted on the walls, mini-toboggans are nailed to the ceiling, and lumberjack-plaid drapery evokes cabanes à sucre, or sugar shacks, traditional shanties set up in forests where the sap to be turned into maple syrup is harvested.
    Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • One aspect of these raids elicits broad agreement: Their effect was to sow fear.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Such unsupported claims around a lack of independence or integrity of health authorities are precisely what helps to sow seeds of distrust amongst the public—a 2023 Pew Research Centre survey found that trust in scientists in the U.S. has dropped by 14% since 2019.
    Simon Williams, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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