pore over
verb
pored over; poring over; pores over
: to read or study (something) very carefully
He pored over the map for hours.
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State officials heard hours of testimony from California production workers who were struggling amid the steep decline in local demand and still pored over the details, worried that the bill might be perceived as a bailout for the Hollywood elite.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 May 2026
McKenzie, a University of Michigan junior who graduated from Lindblom in 2023, met weekly with the pair to run drills and pore over writing.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The trio has also pored over California’s vintage newspapers, which are newly digitized, to find old mining companies’ reports on promising hot spots.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Performance analysts are often poring over twice as many games in a week.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 3 May 2026
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 May 2026
McKenzie, a University of Michigan junior who graduated from Lindblom in 2023, met weekly with the pair to run drills and pore over writing.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The trio has also pored over California’s vintage newspapers, which are newly digitized, to find old mining companies’ reports on promising hot spots.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Performance analysts are often poring over twice as many games in a week.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 3 May 2026
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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