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Recent Examples of glean
Martha Stewart has lived what feels like 1,000 lives in her 84 years, which means there’s plenty of wisdom for me, 27, to glean—even from afar.
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Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
Such technologies are useful to study chicken development and glean insights that can also be applied to other mammals and even humans.
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CBS News,
19 May 2026
Its final destination is a metallic asteroid of the same name that scientists hope to study in order to glean valuable insights about Earth's own core.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
For the past decade as Google’s Data Editor, my job has been to glean insights from the world’s largest publicly available dataset.
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Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
Such technologies are useful to study chicken development and glean insights that can also be applied to other mammals and even humans.
—
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Its final destination is a metallic asteroid of the same name that scientists hope to study in order to glean valuable insights about Earth's own core.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
For the past decade as Google’s Data Editor, my job has been to glean insights from the world’s largest publicly available dataset.
—
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for glean
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glean
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On this late May evening, the 15 men gathered there were contemplating tackling something few had previously had the courage or skill to take on.
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Early yesterday, as Argentina sealed a 3-0 victory over Algeria, hundreds of fans gathered on the courtyard lawn of Beijing’s Argentine Embassy to cheer the team on.
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So many of those parcels had been seized, stolen, or abandoned, or else were ticking away into the high season, cash millions worth of cannabis sown and soon to be reaped.
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Large firms have outsourced labor-intensive work while reaping technology’s huge productivity gains.
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His organs will be harvested on Saturday.
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Now, researchers at Xidian University, China, are developing new technologies to harvest solar energy in space and transmit it wirelessly to Earth.
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President again sows doubts in the results In the first round, Cepeda earned 41% of the vote, while De la Espriella finished first with 44%, according to official results.
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Many sunflower varieties bloom as soon as 50-60 days after sowing, providing a big early-season boost of color.
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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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