Word: gleaned
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...MARK THOMPSON is TIME's military correspondent, and in recent weeks he's been scurrying around Washington trying to glean the war's directions by talking with tight-lipped military officers. "I've been reduced to interpreting their grunts, groans, grimaces and grins for TIME's readers," says Thompson. Chat with him on Thursday...
...first time was uneventful. I was too scared to drive the boat for more than five minutes, but I tried to glean wisdom by listening. The second person to take me sailing was a concert pianist in his mid-30s. After praising my nascent sailing ability, he asked to exchange emails, so he could continue to give me lessons. I hesitantly agreed, promising myself that I would “lose” his email address as soon as I left the boathouse. Unfortunately, he began to email me. At first it was just to see when I would...
...apartment. But remember, she's been there - if you find something of hers, so what! It doesn't mean anything. If there's a hair, maybe they just didn't vacuum well. It really depends on whether her biological specimen is there and they're able to glean some information from a thorough analysis...
...TIME.com: What are the main points you hope the public will glean from this report...
...While Clark says that all the outside work professors take on is carefully weighed for its potential educational benefits, Kester says professors do not always expect to glean material they can use in the classroom. But “you never know when that opportunity will arise,” he says...