exposures

plural of exposure
1
as in orientations
the state or fact of facing a particular direction this plant will need to be in a room with a southern exposure

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as in disclosures
the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed the exposure by the local newspaper of a kickback scheme in the public works department

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Recent Examples of exposures Latshaw said public health officials often rely on the precautionary principle, reducing potential exposures when feasible even before definitive evidence of harm exists. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 As a result, business leaders who continue to rely on historical assumptions may be underestimating exposures that could have significant financial and operational consequences. — Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania The exposures in Philadelphia come amid an ongoing measles outbreak in the state. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Unfortunately, the significance of these exposures usually becomes clearer only years later. — Cristina Johnson, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 In IconArrows pointing outwards Much of this is merely a matter of equity-market appreciation, though investors are allowing stock exposures to climb without rebalancing. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Doctors diagnose it by ruling out other causes of chronic kidney disease, along with a patient's occupational and environmental exposures, Paidi said. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 In a new health advisory, the CDC urged doctors to be on the lookout for possible exposures and to administer vaccines and treatments as needed. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 Boardman collected roughly 12 hours of narrowband data from the nebula itself, along with four hours and 20 minutes of data capturing the surrounding stars, before combining exposures using the astronomy software PixInsight during post-processing. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For investors evaluating the domestic energy landscape, the distinct strategic orientations of the big three independent operators illustrate how this cash windfall is being captured.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • According to the company, its report contract draws on data from Kalshi’s API, PitchBook’s internal data, Dune databases, government filings, management commentary, and public peers’ disclosures.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In Area 1, Zern has raised about $2,500 from 13 individual donors, while Jensen has not filed any campaign finance disclosures.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
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  • Turning cryptographic posture management into a continuous discipline involves tackling people, process and technology aspects.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Lockheed Martin says technologies developed through its Strigo family of solutions have informed aspects of the Increment 2 guidance package.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Exposures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exposures. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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