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orientation

[awr-ee-uhn-tey-shuhn, -en-, ohr-] / ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, -ɛn-, ˌoʊr- /


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The team also discovered that the orientation of nanoscrolls in solution can be controlled using an electric field.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

And so the orientation of African Americans, Chinese immigrants, or any immigrants to the United States, the goal is to gain legal citizenship.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Department of Housing and Urban Development has for years interpreted the law as banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

More than genealogy, the term signals a moral orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But I decide, in the spirit of caution and inquiry, to attend the Wal-Mart orientation anyway.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich