pore over
phrasal 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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The struggles of United and Spurs have been pored over for months, but West Ham’s truly dreadful campaign has gone under the radar.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the NTSB, which will pore over documentation on all the work that had been done on the aircraft.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The Cold Case Unit reopened Schepers’ case in October, poring over the facts again.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Instead of recruiters poring over applications, machine learning algorithms instantly analyze skills, experience, and behavioral patterns to determine the perfect match—without bias, inefficiency, or delay.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the NTSB, which will pore over documentation on all the work that had been done on the aircraft.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The Cold Case Unit reopened Schepers’ case in October, poring over the facts again.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Instead of recruiters poring over applications, machine learning algorithms instantly analyze skills, experience, and behavioral patterns to determine the perfect match—without bias, inefficiency, or delay.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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