oriented
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Founding Fathers including Washington and Hamilton encouraged “manufactures External link,” though businesses in the early Republic were necessarily small and locally oriented.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
At the same time, the inner surface of the jaw, which faces the tongue in humans, was oriented upward.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
He said her career often seemed like the priority in the relationship, something he felt they oriented their lives around.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
The home was “thoughtfully oriented and designed to support balance, flow, and harmony throughout the property,” it notes, with “health and wellness central to the design.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
The pyramid and the rest of the city are oriented on a rectilinear grid 15° 25” from true north, a direction that may have aligned with the cave mouth.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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