orient
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These findings suggest that birds use magnetic information alongside solar cues to orient themselves during flight.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
"Engineers have been using the vent heaters to melt any potential ice that may be clogging the line," Nasa said, adding that they were continuing to orient the vent toward the Sun.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“It had this keen ability to orient itself so that its narrowest profile was always facing me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing orient
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 3
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Content Summary G.1: Principles of Geography
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