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 telescopes will use AI to pore over huge amounts of data.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The claim has sharply divided the country, as observers have pored over the video footage released in the subsequent days, with some agreeing with the administration’s conclusion that the woman tried to drive over officers and others seeing the woman trying to drive away from the situation.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2026
Legal wrangling ahead of the trial had stretched out over 14 months, while lawyers and law-enforcement agents pored over hundreds of pages of filings, reports, and statements, and watched scores of video clips.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
About 400 lawyers are being enlisted from multiple government divisions to pore over those records, The New York Times first reported late Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The claim has sharply divided the country, as observers have pored over the video footage released in the subsequent days, with some agreeing with the administration’s conclusion that the woman tried to drive over officers and others seeing the woman trying to drive away from the situation.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2026
Legal wrangling ahead of the trial had stretched out over 14 months, while lawyers and law-enforcement agents pored over hundreds of pages of filings, reports, and statements, and watched scores of video clips.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
About 400 lawyers are being enlisted from multiple government divisions to pore over those records, The New York Times first reported late Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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