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pour

[pawr, pohr] / pɔr, poʊr /


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Fifty years ago, scientists tried to limit fires by studying the results or pouring freshwater into scale models of rooms filled with saltwater, trying to mimic the interaction between smoke and air in a fire.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But if there are signs that the jobs market is rebounding or stabilizing, that might pour some cold water on rate-cut expectations.”

From MarketWatch

Even as U.S. stocks climbed to records in 2025, investors poured money into both international-stock funds and bond funds, rather than U.S.-stock funds.

From The Wall Street Journal

It shows women dressed in distinctive crash helmets carrying the bottles and pyrotechnics to customers, before detaching them and pouring drinks.

From BBC

While newsletters are its bread and butter, Beehiiv is also pouring money into website-building tools and pushing further into the crowded podcasting space, allowing clients to turn content into audio feeds.

From The Wall Street Journal