pore over
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The major networks each have their own decision desk where statisticians, political scientists and analysts pore over vote counts, historical trends and polling to determine a winner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 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
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
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
I hurried every day after school to my desk to pore over my rocket book.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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