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pore over

Verb

Meaning

pore over (third-person singular simple present pores over, present participle poring over, simple past and past participle pored over)

To examine something (especially written material) carefully and attentively.

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I'm very good at delegating - people work much better when they have a real sense of responsibility. But at the same time, I don't like surprises. I don't pore over every shoot, but I do like to be aware at all times of what's going on. Anna Wintour

I pore over every word on the cereal box at breakfast, often more than once. You can ask me anything about shredded wheat. Chris Van Allsburg

If you've got a penchant for penguins, for example, consider a project that asks people to pore over images in hopes of identifying the birds near known colonies. Source: Internet

Fortunately, Amy and Luke work well together, even despite the piggish local sheriff’s best efforts to thwart Amy’s professionalism, as they pore over the clues Susan left behind. Source: Internet

As a young boy, I used to pore over the books of Marx, Engels, Lenin and other communist leaders while my friends were playing in the streets outside. Source: Internet

As if we needed any extra encouragement to pore over Base’s tremendous illustrations, every one rich, detailed, humorous and magical. Source: Internet

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