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pore

[pawr, pohr] / pɔr, poʊr /
NOUN
small aperture in skin
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His film has ill will spewing from every pore, a complete loathing for humanity.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

And while tech journalists and academics might pore over them trying to glean nuggets of meaning, these executive manifestos are not necessarily landing with the general public.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The material consists of porous, hollow carbon spheres containing orderly radial nanochannels, along with substantial pore space and surface area.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

It became a daily ritual: Danielle Elzayat would pore over satellite images circulated by neighbors and family to find the house her father built—until one day, there was only rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“A man ain’t pore thet owns two artermobiles and a store and a ho-tel.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Pimples happen when tiny pores in the skin get clogged by oil, bacteria and dead skin cells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

He pores over data every month about how people in the company are doing when it comes to key metrics such as innovation scores, growth and engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Their tiny pores and adjustable structures allow scientists to fine tune their properties for different applications.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Visible pores, blackheads, blemishes, pigmentation, redness and scarring are all very normal for teenage skin, says Dr Kentley.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The frigid air conditioning made his pores shrink.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

While it is expected to stand pat after last month's hike, its post-meeting statement and comments from boss Kevin Warsh will be pored over for clues about its future plans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

In creating “Actually, Nevermind,” Tomlinson pored through her mother’s diary, deciding to include a few excerpts in the finished book.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

His early success turning a few hundred million dollars into $45 billion earned him a cult following in online circles, where his firm’s routine regulatory filings were pored over like scripture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

The oilmen anxiously pored over geological maps and tried to glean intelligence about leases from men they employed as “rock hounds” and spies.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Tomé’s story echoed those I’ve heard from other board members, who spend hours poring over financial audits but little time auditing people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

I spent weeks at a time poring over old social media posts.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

One evening, poring through the picturesque archives at the Yale Club while researching her monograph on memory and mind palace theory, Béatrice stumbles upon a curious audiotape.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

Even now, poring through his footage, desperately looking for clues, McElwee pines for that larger view — the one that might somehow bring the boy back to his inconsolable father.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

My memo was on the lieutenant’s desk, and he was poring over it.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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