orient
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“So one of the things that we believe that investors should be doing is looking at how to orient strategies that incorporate things beyond equities and bonds into that portfolio,” Amin said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Once considered a portent of end times, a solar eclipse is an undeniably eccentric way to orient a vacation calendar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The results showed that cortisol significantly reduced the participants' ability to orient themselves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
It’s only a problem if you think the state should orient itself not around encouraging maximal voting but around announcing the count quickly.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
Alice and Esme seemed to orient themselves around where I stood.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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The entire fund industry orients products to different types of investors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
First, the patient orients the artificial hand according to the grasping location, slowly moves the fingers together, and then grabs the pen.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
Usually, reading the content of such a text orients a visitor to what is about to unfold in the exhibition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
A towering concrete stairway orients visitors in spaces otherwise meant for meandering and discovery, with glimpses of woods and an upper meadow.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2021
He uses his old perspective frame often as he orients himself to the landscapes of his new home.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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"All parties should work together to advance AI in a manner that is open, inclusive, beneficial to all, and oriented toward the good," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Buying negative-beta stocks helps a long term oriented portfolio ‘ride out’ volatility events, with interest rate, geopolitical and midterm election uncertainty the catalysts for another such event as September gets underway,” the analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The only event that seemed more oriented toward entertainment than persuasion was the log-cutting competition.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
At his White House swearing-in ceremony last month, Warsh said, “I will lead a reform oriented Federal Reserve” that learns “from past successes and mistakes” and escapes “static frameworks and models.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Western music is very melodically and harmonically oriented, with a continuous rhythmic pulse.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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The pitch from new child brands such as Rini, Evereden or Saint Crewe is that they are orienting tweens and teens to more suitable alternatives.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
"We're working with engineers now to automate this orienting process so that it can be done with other samples in the future."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Over the years, despite the chaos that tumbled down its feed, it became an orienting force; a way that we parsed and organized information for the coming day, or week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Using that tornado analogy with all these countervailing forces, how are you orienting yourself?
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2023
The first male into the clearing fell back immediately, allowing the other male to take the front, orienting himself around the tall, dark-haired man in a manner that clearly displayed who led the pack.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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