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pour

[pawr, pohr] / pɔr, poʊr /


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As Wall Street and Washington pour billions into quantum tech, industry leaders warn that real-world utility—and profits—may still be years away.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

“That’s the biggest reward in your whole life. I had so many people pour into me, and I get to just pour it right out. That’s the torch.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Recycle more and you pour ever greater resources into ever smaller gains, leaving society worse off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

When it next rains, it needs to pour, he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Slipping off my helmet, I made a mental note to pour every last drop down the drain the second she left.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

He pours himself a cup of Yorkshire tea and walks up to the attic, just another human trying to figure out life in the age of AGI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Water has relatively low viscosity and pours easily, while honey and tar are much more viscous and move slowly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The petition was started by TVP federation chair Aileen O'Connor who said the decision to consider the killers for early release "pours salt into wounds that have never healed".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Natural light pours into Bloom Center, by contrast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

She stands and pours out what remains of her cider.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

As more cash than expected has poured into the company, it plans to return more of the upside to shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They poured a record sum into a risky leveraged exchange-traded fund designed to amplify daily returns on semiconductor shares.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Despite concerns over where AI is heading, money is still being poured into its development.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Musk, who lives near the SpaceX Starbase facility in South Texas, appears to have poured nearly $190 million into the U.S.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

She poured in a bit more until the milk was almost to the top.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

A key player was national security adviser Jonathan Powell, who shuttled between Washington and Kyiv pouring oil on troubled waters.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Strong shaking in Panama City, over 200 kilometers from the epicenter, sent panicked people pouring into the streets from the capital's numerous high-rise buildings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

They spent £200 million on a youth soccer academy, while pouring millions into a large real-estate development in the east of Manchester.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East and Europe have reminded the world of its reliance on the former, and gobs of the latter are pouring in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

No. I just have tears pouring down my cheeks.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron


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