as in aspect
the state or fact of facing a particular direction a building's orientation is an important consideration in the Chinese practice of feng shui

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Recent Examples of orientation Across platforms, Pew found that male news influencers outnumber women roughly 2-to-1, and influencers with an explicit political orientation lean conservative. Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024 Concert for Peace Present Music's annual pre-Thanksgiving concert, with its themes of peace and gratitude and its interfaith orientation, is one of the most distinctive events of Milwaukee's musical year. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024 Each would be forced to play catch-up with the other Senate freshmen if appointed, having missed orientation and the chance to shadow colleagues. David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024 The exception is TikTok, where the gender gap is 5% and news influencers with an explicit political orientation lean liberal. Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for orientation 
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  • Giving back is a fundamental aspect of Foster’s life.
    Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • These countries can offer skilled, cost-effective technology talent and are attractive due to cultural similarities, time zone alignment and favorable educational infrastructure.
    Daniel Pena, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • When planning this content, the editorial team may find alignment with a funding partner on the topic and the headline of the article but the article is not subject to any client review in advance of its publish date.
    theweek, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • To facilitate this, the Swiss government has set aside $5.65 million to compensate their transport system All 31 matches at the UEFA Women’s Euro will kick off at either 1800 CET or 2100 CET to maximise exposure to the key European television markets during the tournament.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In an alert to health-care providers last week, the California Department of Health said doctors should consider bird flu in people with acute respiratory symptoms or conjunctivitis who’ve had recent exposure to animals with bird flu or who have recently consumed raw dairy products.
    Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024

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