orient
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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
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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
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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
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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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