pore
Example Sentences
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With Mariah Carey fully defrosted and mince pies disappearing at an alarming rate, families everywhere are poring over surely the most important item in any household - the Christmas TV listings guide.
From BBC
Let the officers pore over their digital maps and the soldiers gesticulate obscurely at one another on the field.
Analysts are poring over a flood of catch-up economic data as the U.S. statistics system gets back on its feet after the recent government shutdown.
The musician who once spent hours poring over hardcore zines to track down the latest 7-inch records from bands popping up around the country like outbreaks in an epidemic now turned his mania toward jazz.
From Los Angeles Times
Aerogels also rely on air-filled pores, but those pores are typically arranged in a random pattern that scatters light.
From Science Daily
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