glean information

Frequency: 6.00.8 per million words

to gather facts or details slowly and with difficulty

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Examples (10)

  • Investigative journalists spent months trying to glean information from reluctant sources.
  • From a few scattered emails, I managed to glean enough information to reconstruct the timeline.
  • Skilled analysts often glean information by reading between the lines.
  • The committee has gleaned information from public records and leaked memos.
  • Little information could be gleaned from the damaged hard drive.
  • Gleaning information from social media requires patience and a good filter.
  • We shouldn’t have to glean information from rumors; the company ought to communicate openly.
  • She traveled to remote villages to glean local information firsthand before drafting the policy.
  • Could you glean any information from yesterday’s meeting?
  • In a crisis, even overheard comments can help investigators glean critical information.