as in to pore (over)
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The event also features Archive CLT, which is providing books, literature and other artifacts about Black fashion that attendees can peruse.—
Lisa Vernon Sparks,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Visitors can participate in an educational tour, take a workshop, and peruse the loft gift shop.—
Lauren Breedlove,
AFAR Media,
10 Apr. 2025
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Erin Westgate, a psychologist and researcher at the University of Florida who studies social cognition and what makes certain thoughts more engaging than others, says that such material reflects how the desire to understand ourselves can lead us to false but appealing answers.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2025
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In studying adolescent development for more than four decades, she’s found that boys do want intimate friendships.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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“Stare down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare%20down. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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