orientation
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The cosmic microwave background — the afterglow of the Big Bang — shows a small but persistent asymmetry: a preference for one spatial orientation over its mirror image.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
During freshman orientation the dean stated, “Look to your left, and look to your right. At graduation only half of you will be here.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But judges also have ethical obligations that typically prevent them from speaking directly to these ongoing threats, as well as an orientation toward maintaining silence on public political matters.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
It would ban practices which intend to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
No matter what race we are, what ethnic background, sexual orientation, or what views we may have, we are all human.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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