orientation
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A unique feature of the banknote is its vertical orientation.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In response, some schools have cut back on programs aimed at helping minority students, even relatively benign initiatives like special orientation events, and Black and Latino enrollment at top universities has fallen.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
In this case, the orientation of the rocks matches the direction of the African Superplume's northward mantle flow.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
This shift in focus was jarring for the Post, which had previously published a diversity of viewpoints in its opinion pages while maintaining a largely liberal editorial orientation.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
“He couldn’t make it. He had his orientation at the Music Academy.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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"The Fifa World Cup 2026 is an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds. Fans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events," it said in a statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The VSM model describes systems at five levels: The first three dealing with things as they are, the fourth deals with future possibilities and the fifth deals with the tensions between those orientations.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
You can sign up for English orientations here and Spanish orientations here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
Under a microscope, most of the heart cockle's shell has a layered structure, with thin plates of aragonite stacked in different orientations, "kind of like fancy brickwork," McCoy said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
Do you need help getting to the orientations tomorrow?
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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