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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Easley kept pursuing trafficking cases, poring over spreadsheets full of NIBIN data showing information for every gun traced from shootings in his district.
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
For months, the casting directors pored over hundreds of tapes and scoured social media and talent agencies to find their version of the Kennedy scion.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
And because there is a relatively small sample of data to analyse from a matches standpoint, England’s coaches have instead been poring over his training data, which, Tuchel says, paints a great picture.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Cosell spends his off-seasons poring over prospects’ game tapes to assess their viability as pros.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
For months, the casting directors pored over hundreds of tapes and scoured social media and talent agencies to find their version of the Kennedy scion.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
And because there is a relatively small sample of data to analyse from a matches standpoint, England’s coaches have instead been poring over his training data, which, Tuchel says, paints a great picture.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Cosell spends his off-seasons poring over prospects’ game tapes to assess their viability as pros.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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