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orientation

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


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"USCRI is appearing at 100 percent of the hearings and has expanded to provide legal orientation, legal consultations and direct representation," it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Today, European stocks are a higher-quality, better capitalized version than they were before the 2008 global financial crisis, with partial exposure to the AI/data-center supercycle, accelerating fiscal spending and global orientation, they declare.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

A unique feature of the banknote is its vertical orientation.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

In response, some schools have cut back on programs aimed at helping minority students, even relatively benign initiatives like special orientation events, and Black and Latino enrollment at top universities has fallen.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

They pressed close to the riverbank, avoiding the middle channel for fear they would lose all orientation in the fog.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The new findings suggest engineers might be able to create different or improved behaviors by deliberately varying the shapes, sizes, orientations, and physical properties of those units.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 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

Their experiments have so far involved radium nuclei that sit in random orientations inside each molecule at high temperature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 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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