perusal

[ puh-roo-zuhl ]

/ pəˈru zəl /

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noun

a reading: a perusal of the current books.

the act of perusing; survey; scrutiny: A more careful perusal yields this conclusion.

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Origin of perusal

First recorded in 1590–1600; peruse + -al²

pre·pe·rus·al, adjectivere·pe·rus·al, noun

One thing that struck me during my voyeuristic perusal of the various tales of carnage from last week’s marathons was the way many people who’d had a rough day nevertheless sounded reassuringly upbeat.
How Strava Shapes Our Running Stories|mmirhashem|October 22, 2021|Outside Online
Viewing chairs on a slowly rotating platform allow a comfortable, neck-relaxed perusal.
Following a trail of frescoes in the mountains of North Carolina|Barbara Noe Kennedy|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
Any casual perusal of MSNBC or The New York Times reflects this bias.
T.W. Shannon Is a Sign of Things to Come in the GOP|Ron Christie|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[A] quick perusal of Hagel's syllabi reveals a far deeper concern: Hagel is addicted to... hackery.
Hagel the Academic Hack|Justin Green|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Here's a Kaiser Family Foundation paper on the subject for your further perusal.
Your Turn: What's Acceptable?|Michael Tomasky|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A year later, casual perusal of HGTV and design catalogues indicates that the rich are indeed moving away from stainless.
Beyond Stainless|Megan McArdle|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But a perusal of the code shows employees ignored protections already in place.
Murdoch's Judgment Day||July 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
By a “single” or “one reading,” I mean a single careful perusal in conformity to the requirements of my System.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
What you send in a letter, is, as a general rule, intended for the perusal of one person only.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Should you bestow upon my letter a fair and impartial perusal, it will neither be useless to you nor to my country.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
We can conscientiously recommend 'Neutronics,' by Dr. Napier, to the careful perusal of our invalid readers.
Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853|Various
The same sort of abstraction attended my perusal of other things, except, occasionally, a few passages of scripture.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico