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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Recent Examples of orient
Its stylish design and bass-oriented sound has garnered quite a lot of popularity over the years.
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PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
The drones would operate mainly near the vehicle, with occasional flights above the treeline to help drivers orient themselves or assess terrain.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
And over time, AI agents will be also in customer-facing and growth-oriented domains.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Still, despite their general unhappiness and cynicism, these workers remain psychologically attached to the idea of working and don’t want to step too far outside of mainstream society, which remains deeply goal oriented.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
The drones would operate mainly near the vehicle, with occasional flights above the treeline to help drivers orient themselves or assess terrain.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
And over time, AI agents will be also in customer-facing and growth-oriented domains.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Still, despite their general unhappiness and cynicism, these workers remain psychologically attached to the idea of working and don’t want to step too far outside of mainstream society, which remains deeply goal oriented.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
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So in 2017, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases formally recommended parents introduce children under the age of 3 to allergens like nuts.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Aquatic nuisance species are non-native plants and animals that can cause ecological or economic harm, or even harm to human health if introduced to a body of water.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The participants were also generally well-educated and came from multiple study sites.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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The focus on preventing disabled people from existing, rather than orientating research towards effective supports and quality of life has a disturbing resonance with eugenics.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Some archaeologists believe that the Ancient Egyptians may have orientated the Great Pyramids of Giza to face an alignment of the stars Kochab and Mizar - a star in the Big Dipper asterism - which were on opposite sides of the celestial pole around that era.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 May 2025
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“Orient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orient. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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