orient
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"Engineers have been using the vent heaters to melt any potential ice that may be clogging the line," Nasa said, adding that they were continuing to orient the vent toward the Sun.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
These low frequency sounds are commonly produced by ships and industrial equipment, and they can overlap with the natural sounds turtles may use to orient themselves and navigate through the ocean.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026
It’s up to us to figure out how do we orient to our tools in ways that are going to give us their benefits without wearing us out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
With each track, it takes us a moment to orient ourselves to each perspective, figure out who is speaking and what they want.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
She managed to orient herself, sorting out up and down just in time to see the edge of the roof coming toward her.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Vocabulary lists containing orient
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 3
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Content Summary G.1: Principles of Geography
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