as in to introduce
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to
a training program to orient new employees to the requirements and dimensions of the job
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Another potential application is machine vision, a mix of software and hardware that, among other things, allows robots, self-driving vehicles, and other machines to orient themselves.
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Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 Apr. 2025
If Belinda’s lightning-fast transformation is a cipher for Mike White’s thoughts on the corrosive power of money, then perhaps Laurie’s emotional speech comes closest to explaining how a good life could be oriented.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Keeping tally of the celebrities that pop up is one way to orient yourself in Tillman’s wide-ranging, bumpy landscape of mostly ordinary lives.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Homeless people—including those who are gracious and family-oriented—do not easily situate within this order.
—Jeff Hobbs, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 Apr. 2025
If Belinda’s lightning-fast transformation is a cipher for Mike White’s thoughts on the corrosive power of money, then perhaps Laurie’s emotional speech comes closest to explaining how a good life could be oriented.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Keeping tally of the celebrities that pop up is one way to orient yourself in Tillman’s wide-ranging, bumpy landscape of mostly ordinary lives.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Homeless people—including those who are gracious and family-oriented—do not easily situate within this order.
—Jeff Hobbs, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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Around the same time, a crop of influential food chemists introduced the concept of vitamins and minerals to the general public, and loudly pitched daily milk drinking as a low-cost life hack for better health and vigor.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
2 May 2025
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In 2023, Bob Seely, who at the time was a conservative member of Parliament, had promised to introduce a bill that would strip Harry and Meghan of their royal titles.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Applications open today for the three month in-person program that will include six development sessions to educate and create access and community for up to 20 mentees across creative and management tracks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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These include an economic malaise that has gripped the country in recent years, with its car-and-export-orientated economy looking vulnerable, as well as a thorny debate over immigration and integration that has seen the likes of the AfD rise in prominence and popularity.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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Our guys have done a great job of orientating their minds in a different way this season.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2024
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“Orient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orient. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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