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pore

noun as in small aperture in skin

verb as in go over carefully

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The Pew study pored over residential fire deaths across New York City in 2012-24 and found that the fatality rate in single-stair buildings was both low and equal to other residential structures.

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"England's batting will have to be pored over and looked at."

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Using its pores for filtration, the stationary sponge creates its own currents to siphon its prey—as it must, if it is to feed and remain motionless.

Mr. Apatow includes memorabilia—marked-up scripts, magazine interviews—from virtually everything he’s worked on, and the reader’s pleasure comes from poring over cherished mementos from such a prolific, occasionally manic, life as a collaborative artist.

Antitrust regulators are expected to pore over any deal.

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