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pore

[pawr, pohr] / pɔr, poʊr /
NOUN
small aperture in skin
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With no earnings to pore over, investors will be focused on the economic data—and what they have seen recently looks troublesome.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"I've seen the tests that they've done of Ozzy and you can see every pore on his face, his beard's coming through, it's that detailed," she said.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Investors have been eager to pore over the details, which will include financial statements, details of SpaceX’s various businesses—including the recently added xAI artificial-intelligence business—and the ownership structure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Surveillance software sprouted in every cranny of the ballpark, first in service of providing more data for teams and front offices to pore over, then as fuel for ever more esoteric betting propositions.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Turned, too, his jaw to the light of the bulb so she could press out between her thumbnails the hair root caught in a pore the dog.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison



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