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.
I pore over every word on the cereal box at breakfast, often more than once. You can ask me anything about shredded wheat.
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.
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.
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.
As if we needed any extra encouragement to pore over Base’s tremendous illustrations, every one rich, detailed, humorous and magical.