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Recent Examples of orientation
For the smooth motion, the controller accurately tracked the robot’s centre of mass in the horizontal plane and maintained orientation, with only a small steady-state offset in vertical position.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Ahmed does a really good job of centering the relation of a person in the relation of objects with each other and the orientation with how the perception of these structures changes the way one interacts with the world.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The orientation for new students now includes information about evacuation routes and shelter locations, as well as the usual mundane tidbits about timetables and dining hall meal-ordering systems.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Then a seed crystal with a precise crystal orientation is dipped into the melt, slowly drawn upwards, and rotated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Ahmed does a really good job of centering the relation of a person in the relation of objects with each other and the orientation with how the perception of these structures changes the way one interacts with the world.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The orientation for new students now includes information about evacuation routes and shelter locations, as well as the usual mundane tidbits about timetables and dining hall meal-ordering systems.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Then a seed crystal with a precise crystal orientation is dipped into the melt, slowly drawn upwards, and rotated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientation
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Another key aspect of Bananatex is its open-source nature, designed to be shared with others to offer a viable alternative to synthetic materials that dominate the bag industry.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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And while that’s certainly an aspect of Eby’s work, the creator likes to focus on a more frank approach to teaching people about the disease.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dowdle believes the alignment could be difficult to defend.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The operational and financial milestones create clear alignment between shareholder value creation and Elon’s compensation.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even a few minutes’ exposure can delay it.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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And, unlike sovereign assets, bitcoin carries no risk of default and no exposure to a single government’s fiscal or political decisions.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Orientation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientation. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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