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orientation

[awr-ee-uhn-tay-shuhn, -en-, ohr-] / ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, -ɛn-, ˌoʊr- /


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Lawmakers said eligible schools must provide children “an equal opportunity to enroll regardless of race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, lack of housing, income level or disability.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Because of this more scholarly orientation, his most extreme ideas sound, at first glance, a little wonky.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

"The candidates' foreign policy orientation is of great importance to me," said retired teacher Georgi Lyubenov, 77, without saying which direction he would like the country to go in.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

The pope and the ecumenical patriarch affirmed in a joint declaration their churches’ orientation toward “the hoped-for restoration of full communion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I remembered that after the orientation the old- timers started telling us about the diseases they said the lieutenant overlooked.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

What a viewer understands after a few episodes is that the characters, while having clearly defined orientations, will throw “identity” aside for a chance at real love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

"The Fifa World Cup 2026 is an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds. Fans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events," it said in a statement.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Well-known examples include ferromagnets, which switch between opposite magnetic orientations, and ferroelectrics, which can hold opposing electric polarizations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025

The VSM model describes systems at five levels: The first three dealing with things as they are, the fourth deals with future possibilities and the fifth deals with the tensions between those orientations.

From Salon ● May 10, 2025

Beyond that, they were of many backgrounds and sexual orientations.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart


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