pore
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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
Its combination of larger pores, carefully organized pore sizes, and high surface area helped the catalyst overcome the usual tradeoff between activity and stability.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
To get a full picture of Aidan’s health history, a clinician had to pore through paper records, relying on memory to weave disparate facts together.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Clients expect discretion from advisers as they pore over financial details and craft strategies for pitching the company to investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
And now, with new Lady 'Stache Off’s triple beauty action™, you can moisturize and self-tan while you rip that unsightly hair from every pore.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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That means fractures, pores, and other pathways through the rock could play a critical role in determining whether natural hydrogen can be generated efficiently enough to become a practical energy resource.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
That creates a prolonged suction effect, allowing oil to move into the newly opened pores.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Over time, those pores can change shape or degrade, reducing performance and limiting their usefulness in demanding industrial environments.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Those pores make it useful for applications such as gas separation, membranes, and catalysis.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
As she fell asleep, she was sure the smell of the midden had gotten into her pores; that there was not enough water in the camp—in all of Poland—to wash her clean.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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The release will be pored over for a fresh idea about the outlook for the AI boom.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
You can tell he loves his work and despite having pored over these documents for years, he's still awestruck by their content.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes and held an open competition to fund groups to work in those countries.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sleeping in WeWorks, on the subway and in airport waiting areas, Akil watched videos, listened to podcasts and pored over personal finance books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He and the general pored over the letter, but they did not choose to show it to any Army lawyers.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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The screening process can also include poring over artists’ social media, according to Julie Coulter, the owner of J. Coulter & Co.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Amateur held there, and poring over hole locations, yardage books and old course markings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
SpaceX’s S-1 IPO registration statement had investors poring over it to find any edge in valuing Elon Musk’s rocket company.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
And while it’s not impossible that you actually have discovered something the rest of the market hasn’t seen, in fact there are millions of investors poring over the same data that you have.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
She spends a few hours poring over them and jotting notes.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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