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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

"This enabled selective transport of ions of different effective sizes through the membrane by tuning the ultrasmall pore sizes."

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

It’s also home to officials who pore through phone logs, look for country-club memberships and even double-check visits to the dentist—all to figure out what really functions as home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

When the SpaceX IPO arrives, investors will pore over estimates for its more tangible businesses, such as launch services and Starlink’s space-based broadband product, which has more than 9 million customers External link.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

She bought a set of encyclopedias, too; it was fifteen years old and way out of date, but I would sit and pore through those.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah