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Usage examples of "poring over".
Her eyes were so tired she was poring over the tiny print of Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charmes with her nose about an inch from the page.
He had arranged for his friend Carter to see him poring over the orbital photos.
Eldridge went on poring over an unrolled scroll with his magnifying glass, and Ral and I waited patiently until at last he laid the glass aside and looked up.
Often had I done the same myself, spending hours poring over the volumes in my library.
Hunter Square was empty save for a tourist couple poring over a map.
He'd find her sitting at home, poring over a nav log or an advanced turbofan repair manual, maybe smoking, maybe drinking a Wild Turkey.
He flapped from one room to another and finally located the Magician, poring over a massive tome.
He spent an hour poring over the files, but the selection seemed fairly obvious.
When he went into the library Declan was poring over all sorts of leaflets for electronic equipment, spread out on the table.