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The Correct Usage of Peruse
The effect this had was to split the broad “read” meaning of peruse into two narrower meanings: one that referred to carefully examining or reading something, and the other that referred to casually looking at or reading something. These two meanings aren’t contradictory; rather, they are just two sides of the same coin.
Well, learned something new. I always thought it was used in a skimming context.