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Recent Examples of orientation
For a director who worships at the altar of George Miller, Bong deliberately denies both the viewer and the camera a clear sense of spatial orientation.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
While most barrier islands are situated north-south, Sanibel has an east-west orientation, which allows currents to essentially push seashells up onto the beach.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
This orientation prevented the lander's solar panels from capturing enough sunlight, and Intuitive Machines declared Athena dead on March 7.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The structure of its web varies throughout the year, with changes in its angle, height above the ground, line density and magnetic orientation, all influenced by seasonal shifts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
While most barrier islands are situated north-south, Sanibel has an east-west orientation, which allows currents to essentially push seashells up onto the beach.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
This orientation prevented the lander's solar panels from capturing enough sunlight, and Intuitive Machines declared Athena dead on March 7.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The structure of its web varies throughout the year, with changes in its angle, height above the ground, line density and magnetic orientation, all influenced by seasonal shifts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientation
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The Cost Of Sleep Deprivation In The Workplace When employees are chronically sleep-deprived, every aspect of organizational performance suffers: morale, communication, focus, creativity, and long-term retention.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The next step in Eagleman’s argument is that there are too many channels in a human-to-human relationship for an A.I., or eventually a robot, to emulate—such as smell, touch, social interactions with friends and family—and that these aspects are hardwired into our natures.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Forward-looking offices are responding with structural redesigns: intergenerational leadership, agile investment teams, and stronger alignment between people, purpose, and portfolio.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The sneakers use Vionic’s signature Vio-Motion technology for a stable, comfortable, and flexible fit that aids in full-body alignment.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Since Giddens played at Kansas State for his entire college career, he wasn’t given as much media exposure.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The doctor added that recovery would best continue away from the hospital, where exposure to viruses risks weakening the Holy Father's condition.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Orientation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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