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Recent Examples of glean
Still others are dumping otherwise inscrutable medical records downloaded from patient portals into the generative AI bot, hoping to glean new insights.
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Mario Aguilar, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
But while there is still a lot to learn about lightning from our perspective here on Earth, there’s also much to glean by observing it from high above.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
The raids also helped glean intelligence that informed future targeting operations said the official.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
Astronomers can glean information about celestial bodies by observing the light reflected off them with telescopes.
—Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Mario Aguilar, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
But while there is still a lot to learn about lightning from our perspective here on Earth, there’s also much to glean by observing it from high above.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
The raids also helped glean intelligence that informed future targeting operations said the official.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
Astronomers can glean information about celestial bodies by observing the light reflected off them with telescopes.
—Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glean
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Outside the detention center on Wednesday, Texas state police deployed chemical irritants toward protesters, who had gathered in support of the detainees being held at the facility.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another separatist group called Stay Free Alberta has been gathering signatures for a petition to ask the provincial government to call a referendum, and some meetings have drawn large crowds.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The North Stars are reaping the benefits of all that hard work.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Just as that film brought awards for its director and star, Fernanda Torres, The Secret Agent is reaping similar benefits, with the Golden Globes giving its coveted Best Actor award to Wagner Moura for his title role as an academic on the run from an authoritarian government in 1977 Brazil.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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Be gentle, and harvest with a slight twist, or snip them off.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
13 Jan. 2026
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In Europe, Norway’s Over Easy Solar and Germany’s Next2Sun and SOLYCO Solar provide a variety of vertical solar panels that harvest morning, evening and winter light.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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Seeds can be sown directly or started indoors.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Jan. 2026
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But the seeds of who Chambliss is now were sown at the 6,200-seat Top Taggart Field, under the guidance of a man who has won more four-year college games (153) than three of the four semifinal coaches combined.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Glean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glean. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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