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orient

[awr-ee-uhnt, -ee-ent, ohr-, awr-ee-ent, ohr-] / ˈɔr i ənt, -iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr-, ˈɔr iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr- /


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“So one of the things that we believe that investors should be doing is looking at how to orient strategies that incorporate things beyond equities and bonds into that portfolio,” Amin said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s only a problem if you think the state should orient itself not around encouraging maximal voting but around announcing the count quickly.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

These findings suggest that birds use magnetic information alongside solar cues to orient themselves during flight.

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026

It ended after the spacecrafts ran out of fuel and were no longer able to orient themselves toward the Sun.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

The agent was so familiar with the map and with the landmarks he should be looking for that he never had to stop the car to orient himself.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

The entire fund industry orients products to different types of investors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon orients itself between Earth and the sun, shielding the solar surface from our view.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

First, the patient orients the artificial hand according to the grasping location, slowly moves the fingers together, and then grabs the pen.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023

The first irregular signals suggested something had gone wrong with the attitude control computer that orients Voyager 1 in space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2022

He uses his old perspective frame often as he orients himself to the landscapes of his new home.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

I’ve always had a great respect for the very beautiful culture and the hardworking people, so family oriented.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The palace said the tour will "principally be oriented to the vibrant present and promising future of each country".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Much of the plan is oriented around cementing the territory’s economic ties with mainland China, through a raft of commercial and educational programs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Both classes of investors are oriented more toward short-term trading, Straehl noted.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

Unlike academically oriented research organizations, the NACAs laboratories always strove to live up to the “practical solutions” of their founding mission.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Tesla’s electric vehicle sales have been falling, and Musk has made clear he’s orienting the future of his company around AI, self-driving technology and robotics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The pitch from new child brands such as Rini, Evereden or Saint Crewe is that they are orienting tweens and teens to more suitable alternatives.

From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025

"We're working with engineers now to automate this orienting process so that it can be done with other samples in the future."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

She was orienting her songs around social concerns.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

The first male into the clearing fell back immediately, allowing the other male to take the front, orienting himself around the tall, dark-haired man in a manner that clearly displayed who led the pack.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer


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