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pore

[pawr, pohr] / pɔr, poʊr /
NOUN
small aperture in skin
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"Now we can see that cold triggers specific structural changes in the pore region. This gives us a foundation for developing new treatments that target this pathway."

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

AFP was granted a look inside the global organisation's multi-pronged cybercrime facility, where specialists pore through massive amounts of data in a bid to prevent the next big ransomware attack or impersonation scam.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

They meticulously pore over every detail, these ski technicians — commonly referred to as ski techs — whose work is graded in milliseconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

They noticed that so-called "tangled" events, when more than one section of DNA occupied the pore at the same time, occurred far more often than knot theory could explain.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

It was breathing out hot air in sputters and whines that seemed to prick every pore on my body.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken