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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
glean .
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Examples
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In Hersh’s case, he has simply been acting in his own well-established journalistic modality – passing along things he gleans from a large group of dissidents inside the military and intelligence establishments.
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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Theodos.l. i.tit. xi. with Godefroy’s Paratitlon, which diligently gleans from the rest of the code.] 63 Three lines of Ammianus
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Him and everyone else who 'gleans' the content you're paying good money to create.
Mike Hegedus: In the Clown Car of U.S. Media: Eric Schmidt, John Kerry and More Bozos 2009
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That way she gleans intelligence, while occasionally pausing fitfully to avert her eyes.
The History of a Calamity Dorothy Rabinowitz 2011
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The reader gleans a sense not only of Omar Ibn Said but also of the historical forces that shaped him.
A Free Mind, An Unfree Man Charles S. Dameron 2011
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Mr. Roe says the information he gleans from liaisons rarely results in a move into or out of a fund, but it equips him to answer his clients' questions and provides a clearer picture of clients' risk exposure.
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Even closer to her heart these days, though, is the artistry she brings to--and the fulfillment she gleans from -- performing cabaret songs.
Susan Dormady Eisenberg: Soprano Patricia Racette Talks About Tosca as Washington National Opera Launches its Fall Season Susan Dormady Eisenberg 2011
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The knowledge that the explorer gleans from the field is an important consequence of exploration, but the imagination that he or she used to gain that knowledge is at least as crucial.
Lorie Karnath: Exploring 2012 And Questioning Prophesy Lorie Karnath 2012
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Even closer to her heart these days, though, is the artistry she brings to--and the fulfillment she gleans from -- performing cabaret songs.
Susan Dormady Eisenberg: Soprano Patricia Racette Talks About Tosca as Washington National Opera Launches its Fall Season Susan Dormady Eisenberg 2011
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BMW says its taking its buzz-creating efforts a step further, by integrating what it gleans from them into the marketing and development of the i3 and other electric cars.
BMW Wheels Out Apps to Drive Electric-Car Buzz Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011
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