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

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

With each track, it takes us a moment to orient ourselves to each perspective, figure out who is speaking and what they want.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Beyond the distant shapes of buildings still standing inside Gaza City, there's almost nothing left to orient you here, or identify the neighbourhoods that once held tens of thousands of people.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

This design allows patients to use both their natural peripheral vision and the new prosthetic central vision simultaneously, improving their ability to orient themselves and move around.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

He would never have allowed the elaborate preparations that Gregor required to orient himself and thus perhaps get through the door.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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