pore over
phrasal verb
pored over; poring over; pores over
: to read or study (something) very carefully
He pored over the map for hours.
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Instead of recruiters poring over applications, machine learning algorithms instantly analyze skills, experience, and behavioral patterns to determine the perfect match—without bias, inefficiency, or delay.
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This familiar ritual of executives poring over dashboards will become as obsolete as flipping through the Rolodex.
—Chris Willis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Hale’s year poring over archival records and correspondences revealed van Dyck’s work was swiped from the Boughton House by Leonard Gerald Gwynne Ramsey, the editor of the journal The Connoisseur, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, according to the release.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The practice of poring over the doings and desires of others is not just a pastime but an art.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This familiar ritual of executives poring over dashboards will become as obsolete as flipping through the Rolodex.
—Chris Willis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Hale’s year poring over archival records and correspondences revealed van Dyck’s work was swiped from the Boughton House by Leonard Gerald Gwynne Ramsey, the editor of the journal The Connoisseur, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, according to the release.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The practice of poring over the doings and desires of others is not just a pastime but an art.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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