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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

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

These findings suggest that birds use magnetic information alongside solar cues to orient themselves during flight.

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026

It ended after the spacecrafts ran out of fuel and were no longer able to orient themselves toward the Sun.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

He would never have allowed the elaborate preparations that Gregor required to orient himself and thus perhaps get through the door.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka

The entire fund industry orients products to different types of investors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

The dung beetle, which disperses seeds as it rolls its dung balls, fertilizing topsoil and enhancing biodiversity and engineering its environment, normally orients itself using the Milky Way and the moon.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon orients itself between Earth and the sun, shielding the solar surface from our view.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

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

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

The only event that seemed more oriented toward entertainment than persuasion was the log-cutting competition.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

“We believe these factors are likely to continue driving investment into the home-building industry over time from sources of long-term oriented capital,” Lovallo wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

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

“Cadet Mason is incredibly focused and goal oriented, and people that driven have a tendency to grate on others.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

Nevertheless, as pope, Francis rehabilitated and reconciled with several liberation theologians once exiled by his predecessors and seemed to share the goal of orienting the church more towards serving the oppressed.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 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

She was orienting her songs around social concerns.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

He beamed urbanely as he began orienting Colonel Scheisskopf to his new surroundings.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller