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


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The findings, published in Integrative Organismal Biology, provide the first quantified evidence that free swimming sharks can detect and orient away from sounds in the acoustic far field.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

“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

Once considered a portent of end times, a solar eclipse is an undeniably eccentric way to orient a vacation calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

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

This has not yet been achieved with any animal species that orients itself to the Earth's magnetic field.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024

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

A towering concrete stairway orients visitors in spaces otherwise meant for meandering and discovery, with glimpses of woods and an upper meadow.

From New York Times ● May 27, 2021

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

At his White House swearing-in ceremony last month, Warsh said, “I will lead a reform oriented Federal Reserve” that learns “from past successes and mistakes” and escapes “static frameworks and models.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

The jaw-dropping property is located on a hilltop overlooking L.A. and was “masterfully oriented to command panoramic sunrise-to-sunset city views.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

The job was broad and people oriented enough to be energizing and almost always interesting.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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 cheering those folks on as loudly as we can, but with our mission and vision we’re really orienting our work around the healthcare piece,” she says.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 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

Over the years, despite the chaos that tumbled down its feed, it became an orienting force; a way that we parsed and organized information for the coming day, or week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

All across the decks, crewmen called and labored under the hot sun, orienting sails, drilling for fire attacks, clearing deck materials as they readied for the fight that they hoped would come.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi


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