pore

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AFP was granted a look inside the global organisation's multi-pronged cybercrime facility, where specialists pore through massive amounts of data in a bid to prevent the next big ransomware attack or impersonation scam.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

They noticed that so-called "tangled" events, when more than one section of DNA occupied the pore at the same time, occurred far more often than knot theory could explain.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Any irregular signal was thought to mean the strand had knotted as it moved through the pore.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

It’s also home to officials who pore through phone logs, look for country-club memberships and even double-check visits to the dentist—all to figure out what really functions as home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

“You used to pore over them for hours, when you were sick in bed.”

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood