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g leen

  • v  gather, as of natural products

  • Craigslist alleged that eBay used its seat on Craigslist's board to glean inside information that it then applied to its own classified site.
  • I gleaned some information about the company from various online sources.
  • A special-ops exploitation team trained to glean intelligence from raids arrived with photos, fingerprint smudges and descriptions of the scars and tattoos on his body, much of .
News & Articles

  • Mark Zinno: 2013 Ravens Questions On Offense, Not Defense
    So the Ravens mini-camp is over and they get almost a six-week break before training camp. I never glean that much from OTAs and mini-camp as everyone is running around in shorts and helmets, with no pads.
    June 14, 2013 - CBS Baltimore
  • Burlington Township school employee is a Visionary
    BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — Elizabeth Scott likes to ask questions and glean information, and her natural curiosity boosts her roles as a supervisor, public relations manager and coordinator of multiple ini
    June 12, 2013 - Burlington County Times
  • Advertising Lessons From The Rolling Stones
    Keith Richards is one of history?s most riotous rockers. Having amassed monumental success spanning five decades by staying true to himself and his art, there are (of course) a few pearls of wisdom we can glean as an agency.
    June 11, 2013 - Forbes
Quotes

  • Elena Kagan in Politico
    She also once said of the hearings a "repetition of platitudes has replaced discussion of viewpoints," and "such hearings serve little educative function, except perhaps to reinforce lessons of cynicism that citizens often glean from...
  • Gregg Popovich in International Herald Tribune
    We didn't think practice was going to glean a whole lot of improvement, considering everything,Popovich said.
  • Sammy Lee in Sportinglife.com
    Lee said: "I'm a winner. I've come from a winning culture. I'm certainly no quitter. Today was the most disappointing of all the games we have played. In the other matches I could glean something positive. I'm still looking for something positive...

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