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orient

[awr-ee-uhnt, ‑ee-ent, ohr-, awr-ee-ent, ohr‑] / ˈɔr i ənt, ‑iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr-, ˈɔr iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr‑ /


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It’s only a problem if you think the state should orient itself not around encouraging maximal voting but around announcing the count quickly.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2026

It ended after the spacecrafts ran out of fuel and were no longer able to orient themselves toward the Sun.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

So, if anything—and this sounds funny to say about future teenagers—I might orient my kids toward more socializing and understanding how they relate to people in their own unique way.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

This is central to helping the American people orient themselves in this confusing time.

From Salon Feb. 8, 2026

After putting away her clothes, Adams decided to take a walk around the compound to orient herself.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

The entire fund industry orients products to different types of investors.

From Barron's Oct. 23, 2025

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon orients itself between Earth and the sun, shielding the solar surface from our view.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2024

First, the patient orients the artificial hand according to the grasping location, slowly moves the fingers together, and then grabs the pen.

From Science Daily Dec. 5, 2023

Usually, reading the content of such a text orients a visitor to what is about to unfold in the exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2021

He uses his old perspective frame often as he orients himself to the landscapes of his new home.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

The only event that seemed more oriented toward entertainment than persuasion was the log-cutting competition.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

The jaw-dropping property is located on a hilltop overlooking L.A. and was “masterfully oriented to command panoramic sunrise-to-sunset city views.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Its behavior changes depending on how the crystal is oriented.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

Founding Fathers including Washington and Hamilton encouraged “manufactures External link,” though businesses in the early Republic were necessarily small and locally oriented.

From Barron's May 2, 2026

“Hazel, how about we give you and Frank time to get Percy oriented? Dakota and I can visit the praetor’s table. Don and Vitellius, you come too. We can discuss strategies for the war games.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

The pitch from new child brands such as Rini, Evereden or Saint Crewe is that they are orienting tweens and teens to more suitable alternatives.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

Nevertheless, as pope, Francis rehabilitated and reconciled with several liberation theologians once exiled by his predecessors and seemed to share the goal of orienting the church more towards serving the oppressed.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2025

The maps revealed three components of attention, alerting, orienting and executive control.

From Science Daily Jan. 29, 2024

Over the years, despite the chaos that tumbled down its feed, it became an orienting force; a way that we parsed and organized information for the coming day, or week.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2023

This is perhaps the most orienting part of the geek experience for many lads like Jesse: They see the Net as a separate world, their world.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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