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glean
verb [T] /ɡliːn/Definition
› to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty: From what I was able to glean, the news isn't good. They're leaving on Tuesday - I managed to glean that much (from them).Collecting and amassing
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pack rat idiom
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