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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That meant poring over three sets of card catalogues, checking every name and cross-checking them with every grave site out in the yard.
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
Some 110 news outlets from 88 countries pored over the documents, which include reports sent by banks and other financial companies to the Treasury Department’s intelligence unit and FinCEN.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Congress is also poring over the first, classified tranche of a twelve-figure reconciliation package.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
For another, a good chunk of their most important players are still new to this league, without a lengthy track record or a library of video to pore over.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
Some 110 news outlets from 88 countries pored over the documents, which include reports sent by banks and other financial companies to the Treasury Department’s intelligence unit and FinCEN.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Congress is also poring over the first, classified tranche of a twelve-figure reconciliation package.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
For another, a good chunk of their most important players are still new to this league, without a lengthy track record or a library of video to pore over.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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