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pore

[pawr, pohr] / pɔr, poʊr /
NOUN
small aperture in skin
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Its combination of larger pores, carefully organized pore sizes, and high surface area helped the catalyst overcome the usual tradeoff between activity and stability.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

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

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

"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

Fidelito looked so fierce with his scrawny chest thrust out and revolution blazing from every pore that both Matt and Chacho broke down with hysterical laughter.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

The researchers also carefully controlled the size and volume of the pores.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Its combination of larger pores, carefully organized pore sizes, and high surface area helped the catalyst overcome the usual tradeoff between activity and stability.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

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

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Together, they identified the "natural algorithm" responsible for creating the looping veins around the pores in the leaves.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

All the pores remarkably clear, red bulbous nose.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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

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

It was slightly raised, and she had developed a habit of running her fingers along it as she pored over her books.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

The screening process can also include poring over artists’ social media, according to Julie Coulter, the owner of J. Coulter & Co.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 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

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

England spent two minutes 41 seconds poring over every angle of the footage, checking the possible foul, the potential penalties.

From BBC May 10, 2026

“I’m sure I am,” echoed Amy, poring over the engraved copy of the Madonna and Child, which her mother had given her in a pretty frame.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott



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