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"He saw the gleam of a flashlight in the distance.",
"the rich gleam of the polished wood",
"Verb",
"The sun gleamed on the water.",
"His eyes were gleaming with delight.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Laker cut the solutions down to just six but again, gleam would have been better. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The couches are upholstered in nubby linen and tossed with colorful, elephant patterned pillows, and the fixtures in your bathroom gleam . \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"Listen to chill, downtempo beats on Groove Salad radio station while watching the sun gleam on the solid aluminum statue, created by world-renowned artist Robert Graham. \u2014 Amarachi Orie, CNN , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The light at the end of the tunnel could be the gleam of the Stanley Cup, though that\u2019s far off. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"But then that green-jacket gleam returned to his eyes. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The glitter goes a long way\u2014just a few shakes from the $14 jar significantly coats a portion of food with enough gleam to feel both economical and special, like a showering of parm. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Interstate highways were but a gleam in future President Eisenhower\u2019s eye. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"While all Pontiel jewels gleam with refined glass elements that were made in the four decades before World War II broke out, each one contains rare or one-of-a-kind elements. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Emerald-green grasses compete for attention with knee-high dandelion puffs, while closer to the ground blue violets and yellow mock strawberry blossoms gleam like jewels. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Jets still scream and muscles still gleam in the ridiculous and often ridiculously entertaining sequel, though in several respects, the movie evinces \u2014 and rewards \u2014 an unusual investment of brainpower, writes film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Smith, a former Dr. Who, excels at the poor-little-rich-boy villainy of his character, a tragic aristocrat whose eyes gleam with mania. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Small details gleam from the corners \u2014 the rippling beta-carotene richness of each furry panda filament; the excitable sidekick (Hyein Park) so tightly wound that even her affirmations come out like a WWE scream. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"But if brought into the light, their iridescent bodies will gleam , looking different from every angle. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s when the roof\u2019s composite panels gleam in the sun and the building comes to resemble a perfect wave gently curling into water before it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"And like a cherry on top of dessert, the egg should gleam with a brilliant, inviting flourish. \u2014 Arlyn Osborne, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Sometimes the message is clear and obvious; other times the lesson lurks below the surface, dull now but ready to gleam with the right context. \u2014 Christopher Hartnick, STAT , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gleam Verb flash , gleam , glint , sparkle , glitter , glisten , glimmer , shimmer mean to send forth light. flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light. lightning flashed gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background. lights gleamed in the valley glint implies a cold glancing light. glinting steel sparkle suggests innumerable moving points of bright light. the sparkling waters glitter connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming. glittering diamonds glisten applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface. glistening wet sidewalk glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam. a distant glimmering light shimmer means shining with a wavering light. a shimmering satin dress",
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"glow",
"illumination",
"incandescence",
"light",
"luminescence",
"radiance",
"shine"
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"dancing with glee"
]
},
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"They were dancing with glee .",
"He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spaceflight passengers often describe the moments of discomfort with nostalgic glee . \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Some Russian officials and gas executives have barely hidden their glee . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Jeanine Robbins, member of a homeless advocacy group that unsuccessfully filed a lawsuit to stop the Angel Stadium sale, could barely contain her glee . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"And hence the panic in the Democratic Party (and glee in the Republican) that voters will hold Democrats accountable for rising prices in the fall midterms. \u2014 Zachary Karabell, Time , 13 May 2022",
"Williams watched in glee as North Carolina stunned Duke in the Final Four on Saturday, the last game of Mike Krzyzewski's career as the Blue Devils' head coach. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Recently, a small ripple ran through social media when a series of posters for The Northman materialized in New York City subways with the title missing, a printing error that the internet reacted to with predictable glee . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"With a majority hardly imaginable in any Western country, Fidesz dominated the Hungarian National Assembly and started to change the system with a cunning glee . \u2014 Zsuzsanna Szel\u00e9nyi, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"At the Proms in 1968, the audience responded with visceral glee . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"sang with the glee club in college",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The series about a ragtag group of high school misfits who battle the obstacles (and Sue Sylvester) to form a glee club turned its cast of then-unknowns into household names. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The moment a bunch of unpopular kids and one hot quarterback formed a glee club and sang Journey to an empty auditorium was a cultural reset. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Clive hid the doorknobs; Aunt Janice is really Audrey\u2019s nephew; and Doris murdered the glee club . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Rivera, who played Santana Lopez, a cheerleader and star glee club member, died July 8, 2020, at age 33 as a result of a drowning accident after she and her son Josey, now 5\u00bd, rented a boat at Lake Piru in Southern California. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Rivera, who played Santana Lopez, a cheerleader and star glee club member, died July 8, 2020, at age 33 as a result of a drowning accident after she and her son Josey, now 5\u00bd, rented a boat at Lake Piru in Southern California. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Rivera, who played Santana Lopez, a cheerleader and star glee club member, died July 8, 2020, at age 33 as a result of a drowning accident after she and her son Josey, now 5\u00bd, rented a boat at Lake Piru in Southern California. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Rivera, who played Santana Lopez, a cheerleader and star glee club member, died July 8, 2020, at age 33 as a result of a drowning accident after she and her son Josey, now 5\u00bd, rented a boat at Lake Piru in Southern California. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Rivera, who played Santana Lopez, a cheerleader and star glee club member, died July 8, 2020, at age 33 as a result of a drowning accident after she and her son Josey, now 5\u00bd, rented a boat at Lake Piru in Southern California. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2021"
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},
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"Middle English, from Old English gl\u0113d ; akin to Old English gl\u014dwan to glow":""
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"the gleeful atmosphere that envelops the host city of the Super Bowl",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This was not mere contrarianism, and there was no trace of gleeful mythbusting; the issue was important enough to get right. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"But word gets out, and a PR battle ensues between the two men, with McKenzie intent on banning the gleeful culprit from all clubs across the U.K. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"By the end of the short, a gleeful Jerry turns to bow to the audience, while an out-of-breath Tom tries his best to sit upright and bow \u2014 until falling through a hole in the stage himself. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The world\u2019s 13th biggest economy is going strong, as exemplified by Morrison\u2019s gleeful announcement this week that unemployment had dropped to the lowest level in half a century. \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"In high, tremulous voices, the Sisters of the Holy Family were chanting their midday prayers when a child\u2019s gleeful shout echoed from a nearby corridor, punctuating the solemn incantation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"The problem is the reflexive assumption that Depp is being wronged, along with the gleeful way social media is harassing the woman who accused him of violence. \u2014 NBC News , 5 May 2022",
"Ozark is a show with a body count not for the faint of heart, and its gleeful willingness to knock off main characters, often in deliciously shocking fashion, is part of its appeal. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a gleeful misanthropy that runs throughout your music. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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"merry",
"mirthful",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115126",
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"the gleeful atmosphere that envelops the host city of the Super Bowl",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This was not mere contrarianism, and there was no trace of gleeful mythbusting; the issue was important enough to get right. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"But word gets out, and a PR battle ensues between the two men, with McKenzie intent on banning the gleeful culprit from all clubs across the U.K. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"By the end of the short, a gleeful Jerry turns to bow to the audience, while an out-of-breath Tom tries his best to sit upright and bow \u2014 until falling through a hole in the stage himself. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The world\u2019s 13th biggest economy is going strong, as exemplified by Morrison\u2019s gleeful announcement this week that unemployment had dropped to the lowest level in half a century. \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"In high, tremulous voices, the Sisters of the Holy Family were chanting their midday prayers when a child\u2019s gleeful shout echoed from a nearby corridor, punctuating the solemn incantation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"The problem is the reflexive assumption that Depp is being wronged, along with the gleeful way social media is harassing the woman who accused him of violence. \u2014 NBC News , 5 May 2022",
"Ozark is a show with a body count not for the faint of heart, and its gleeful willingness to knock off main characters, often in deliciously shocking fashion, is part of its appeal. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a gleeful misanthropy that runs throughout your music. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rand and Mat and their gleeman companion Thom have a more eventful, and tragic, road ahead of them. \u2014 Sean T. Collins, Vulture , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124751",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-092124"
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"radiance",
"shine"
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"glimmer",
"glint",
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"glitter",
"luster",
"lustre",
"scintillate",
"shimmer",
"spangle",
"sparkle",
"twinkle",
"wink",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gleam Verb flash , gleam , glint , sparkle , glitter , glisten , glimmer , shimmer mean to send forth light. flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light. lightning flashed gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background. lights gleamed in the valley glint implies a cold glancing light. glinting steel sparkle suggests innumerable moving points of bright light. the sparkling waters glitter connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming. glittering diamonds glisten applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface. glistening wet sidewalk glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam. a distant glimmering light shimmer means shining with a wavering light. a shimmering satin dress",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He saw the gleam of a flashlight in the distance.",
"the rich gleam of the polished wood",
"Verb",
"The sun gleamed on the water.",
"His eyes were gleaming with delight.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Beetles lured in by the brownish gleam of textured glass have tried to bed beer bottles in the Australian west. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"Laker cut the solutions down to just six but again, gleam would have been better. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The couches are upholstered in nubby linen and tossed with colorful, elephant patterned pillows, and the fixtures in your bathroom gleam . \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"Listen to chill, downtempo beats on Groove Salad radio station while watching the sun gleam on the solid aluminum statue, created by world-renowned artist Robert Graham. \u2014 Amarachi Orie, CNN , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The light at the end of the tunnel could be the gleam of the Stanley Cup, though that\u2019s far off. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"But then that green-jacket gleam returned to his eyes. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The glitter goes a long way\u2014just a few shakes from the $14 jar significantly coats a portion of food with enough gleam to feel both economical and special, like a showering of parm. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Interstate highways were but a gleam in future President Eisenhower\u2019s eye. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"During the summer, when the sun spends months above the horizon, the inner parts of the animals\u2019 eyes, a structure called the tapetum lucidum, gleam a shimmering gold. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"Emerald-green grasses compete for attention with knee-high dandelion puffs, while closer to the ground blue violets and yellow mock strawberry blossoms gleam like jewels. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Jets still scream and muscles still gleam in the ridiculous and often ridiculously entertaining sequel, though in several respects, the movie evinces \u2014 and rewards \u2014 an unusual investment of brainpower, writes film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Smith, a former Dr. Who, excels at the poor-little-rich-boy villainy of his character, a tragic aristocrat whose eyes gleam with mania. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Small details gleam from the corners \u2014 the rippling beta-carotene richness of each furry panda filament; the excitable sidekick (Hyein Park) so tightly wound that even her affirmations come out like a WWE scream. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"But if brought into the light, their iridescent bodies will gleam , looking different from every angle. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s when the roof\u2019s composite panels gleam in the sun and the building comes to resemble a perfect wave gently curling into water before it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"And like a cherry on top of dessert, the egg should gleam with a brilliant, inviting flourish. \u2014 Arlyn Osborne, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"Middle English gleem , from Old English gl\u01e3m ; akin to Old English geolu yellow \u2014 more at yellow":"Noun"
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"1508, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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": land belonging or yielding revenue to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Encompassing sport coats with meaty lapels, neckerchiefs and glen -plaid topcoats, the clothes have a palpable \u201970s look to them, and were introduced inside a Milanese vintage store alongside decades-old pieces. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"One of the perfume\u2019s most distinctive scents is clary sage, which will remind you of a walk through a peaceful glen in springtime. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Last month, a crane hoisted a 2,500-pound chunk of remains from the latest find from the glen of a wooded area. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Lubber Run has hosted live music since 1969, when the first stage was erected in a glen of this Arlington park. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
"To reach the mine, visitors have to dodge grazing cattle and navigate a narrow road that cuts through an imposing glen skirting a lively river. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 27 Sep. 2020",
"Sets are as diverse as ice pirates in snowmobiles and a Coast Guard station with lighthouse to a mystical fairy glen and Mars research vehicle. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian , 3 Dec. 2019",
"Powers, a cult figure to some, a national treasure to others, walked down a path of wood chips into a shaded glen that narrowed then opened, rolled then flattened. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
"This multifaceted gem traces the north flanks of 9,018-foot Little Elden Mountain through a mix of mixed-conifer woodlands, aspen glens , sunny meadows and a variety of blooming plant communities. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 18 July 2019"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8glen-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Consider playing with textures, like a blazer dress in velvet, silk, or glen plaid . \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 22 Dec. 2021",
"My go-to for drapery, pillows and chair upholstery is a glen plaid or houndstooth wool. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Black blazers go well with traditional khakis or taupe dress slacks or perhaps with a sophisticated pattern such as a gray glen plaid . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 Jan. 2021",
"Ratajkowski styled her glen plaid jacket as a standalone piece, a move that her peers Bella Hadid and Zendaya have also pulled in recent months. \u2014 Maria Ward, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2018",
"The pattern Markle wore is called the Prince of Wales Check, or glen plaid , which is a subtle nod to Harry's father, Prince Charles, who currently holds the same title. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Jan. 2018"
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"short for glenurquhart plaid , from Glen Urquhart , valley in Inverness-shire, Scotland":""
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"Some nurses go through more than 30 weeks of training to learn how best to glean further information from members and guide them to the next best steps, the company said. \u2014 Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ , 5 July 2022",
"By leaning into the private sector's greater efficiency, NASA hopes to move faster and glean a better value for taxpayers. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 1 June 2022",
"Harsin will have chances to glean insight on his team heading into a new season. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 12 Mar. 2022",
"It was meant to help glean insight from the wisdom of young people and others, predicated on the belief that things would return to normal on the other side of Purim. \u2014 Zev Eleff, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The job enabled him to glean insight from the country\u2019s best bartenders, take notes on prevailing drink trends and generally immerse himself in the latest gadgetry of cocktail-making. \u2014 Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"One problem is that hard data is difficult to glean and compile, amid the unknowables of climate change and sea level rise. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Before trying to glean any insight from these numbers, however, be sure to record at least three weeks of data. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 3 June 2014",
"If that tack sounds like a page out of his longtime ally Donald Trump\u2019s playbook, the most important insight to glean is that it\u2019s Trump who has always tried to keep up with his savvier friend. \u2014 Kenny Herzog, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022"
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"Middle English glenen , from Anglo-French glener , from Late Latin glennare , of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish do glenn he selects":""
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"Middle English glenten to move quickly especially in an oblique direction, strike something obliquely and glance aside, look sideways at something, gleam, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gletta sk to utter taunts, Norwegian dialect gletta to look, Swedish dialect gl\u00e4nta to clear up; akin to Old High German glanz bright, Russian glyadet' to look, Old English geolu yellow":"Intransitive verb",
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": a small genus of creeping Eurasian herbs (family Labiatae ) having orbicular or reniform leaves and axillary clusters of blue or purple flowers":[]
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"These gleanings feel like the book\u2019s freshest offering \u2014 a rich supply of something very like gossip. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"Some nurses go through more than 30 weeks of training to learn how best to glean further information from members and guide them to the next best steps, the company said. \u2014 Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ , 5 July 2022",
"By leaning into the private sector's greater efficiency, NASA hopes to move faster and glean a better value for taxpayers. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 1 June 2022",
"Harsin will have chances to glean insight on his team heading into a new season. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 12 Mar. 2022",
"It was meant to help glean insight from the wisdom of young people and others, predicated on the belief that things would return to normal on the other side of Purim. \u2014 Zev Eleff, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The job enabled him to glean insight from the country\u2019s best bartenders, take notes on prevailing drink trends and generally immerse himself in the latest gadgetry of cocktail-making. \u2014 Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"One problem is that hard data is difficult to glean and compile, amid the unknowables of climate change and sea level rise. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Before trying to glean any insight from these numbers, however, be sure to record at least three weeks of data. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 3 June 2014",
"If that tack sounds like a page out of his longtime ally Donald Trump\u2019s playbook, the most important insight to glean is that it\u2019s Trump who has always tried to keep up with his savvier friend. \u2014 Kenny Herzog, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022"
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