Example Sentences

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Amateur held there, and poring over hole locations, yardage books and old course markings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Investors are poring over the details, looking for tidbits that can give them an edge in valuing Elon Musk’s rocket company.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

And while it’s not impossible that you actually have discovered something the rest of the market hasn’t seen, in fact there are millions of investors poring over the same data that you have.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

England spent two minutes 41 seconds poring over every angle of the footage, checking the possible foul, the potential penalties.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

She always had some book with her, and poring over it, she would make a thirty-minute job of that daily dish of banana split.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey