orientation
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On a trip to UC Irvine for orientation with her son, one flew into her long, curly hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The December 2024 collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime sharply changed the regional orientation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Virginia, Ginsburg’s opinion for the court explaining the Constitution’s guarantees against sex discrimination—which judges apply in cases of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Much like a person's left and right hands mirror one another but cannot be perfectly superimposed, many biological structures have a preferred orientation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
She’d done fine in school and at the Sky Trails orientation.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"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
Many of the galaxies in the thin strand appear to be rotating in the same direction as the filament itself, far more often than would be expected if their orientations were random.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 25, 2025
In California, sex education curriculum must recognize that people have different sexual orientations, including same-sex relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
“It’s weird to think about a life in the vertical as opposed to the horizontal,” Nordwind said with a laugh, referring to the respective orientations of videos on TikTok and YouTube.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Axis orientations affected the rate of spread of crops and livestock, and possibly also of writing, wheels, and other inventions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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