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pore

[pawr, pohr] / pɔr, poʊr /
NOUN
small aperture in skin
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Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Their findings, published in Science Advances, suggest that the apparent chemical reactivity of nanoconfined water depends strongly on factors such as density, pore size, wall flexibility, and surface chemistry.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

To get a full picture of Aidan’s health history, a clinician had to pore through paper records, relying on memory to weave disparate facts together.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

Agents from military intelligence and Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, pore over militants’ videos posted on social media, these officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

When I’m bored of that, I examine myself in the mirror, and the harsh light lets me see every pore on my face.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

That creates a prolonged suction effect, allowing oil to move into the newly opened pores.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Those tiny spaces exist throughout nature and technology, including nanoscale pores, membranes, and biological channels.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

One of the best-known MOF glasses is ZIF-62, a porous material that can be melted and cooled into a glass while still keeping some of its internal pores.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

Halting the pressurized flow in mature reservoirs disrupts a delicate subterranean system, allowing water to flood the wellbore and heavy sediments to clog rock pores.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

When the Proactiv infomercials hit the airwaves, my mom paid for a rush order, but even the face wash, toner, and lotion combo couldn't conquer my clogged pores and whiteheads.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes and held an open competition to fund groups to work in those countries.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Sleeping in WeWorks, on the subway and in airport waiting areas, Akil watched videos, listened to podcasts and pored over personal finance books.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Market reaction: Stocks were mixed in premarket trading after investors pored over the CPI report with one eye while keep the other eye on Warsh’s congressional testimony with the other.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Investors are also gearing up for the latest earnings season, which will be pored over for an idea about the outlook for the AI industry.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

She pored over Goedart’s engravings of specimens he had found in the Dutch countryside.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Amateur held there, and poring over hole locations, yardage books and old course markings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Investors are poring over the details, looking for tidbits that can give them an edge in valuing Elon Musk’s rocket company.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Somewhere in the city you hope, also, that security people are poring over footage of Celtic fans on the pitch.

From BBC May 16, 2026

And while it’s not impossible that you actually have discovered something the rest of the market hasn’t seen, in fact there are millions of investors poring over the same data that you have.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

One hot noontime, while he was poring over the manuscripts, he sensed that he was not alone in the room.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez



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