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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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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

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

With each track, it takes us a moment to orient ourselves to each perspective, figure out who is speaking and what they want.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

This design allows patients to use both their natural peripheral vision and the new prosthetic central vision simultaneously, improving their ability to orient themselves and move around.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Once I step off the bus and look around, trying to orient myself, everything seems un- familiar.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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