orientation
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He’s being given the orientation: Here’s where we keep the pitchforks.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
“This is about modernity. It is epic in sweep. It’s the whole picture. Don’t miss the forest because of the orientation of the trees.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
At Ivy and other top colleges, this often results in a frenzied effort to gain acceptance into selective clubs on campus almost as soon as first-year orientation wraps up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"USCRI is appearing at 100 percent of the hearings and has expanded to provide legal orientation, legal consultations and direct representation," it said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The wall had become the floor, and he was having a hard time keeping his orientation as the ship went onto its side.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
"The Fifa World Cup 2026 is an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds. Fans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events," it said in a statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The VSM model describes systems at five levels: The first three dealing with things as they are, the fourth deals with future possibilities and the fifth deals with the tensions between those orientations.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
You can sign up for English orientations here and Spanish orientations here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
Under a microscope, most of the heart cockle's shell has a layered structure, with thin plates of aragonite stacked in different orientations, "kind of like fancy brickwork," McCoy said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
Beyond that, they were of many backgrounds and sexual orientations.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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