orientation

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He and his staff talk about the prospect of AI riches, sharing stories of teenagers who got into elite universities, but barely stayed through orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

State lawmakers passed the new measures in response to healthcare professionals who said that efforts to change a teenager’s sexual orientation were both ineffective and harmful.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Once the material cools again, the spins settle into a new collective orientation, and the magnet points in a different direction.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

“I heard that the orientation officer broke his ankle playing basketball.”

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers