as in aspect
the state or fact of facing a particular direction a building's orientation is an important consideration in the Chinese practice of feng shui

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Recent Examples of orientation And rewatch the short videos on consent he had been required to watch in orientation just six weeks before raping Emily. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025 All of our leaders on both sides of the aisle, of all colors, all genders, and all orientations need to set a better example. Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Securing one of 42 invites to the summer orientation camp was the first step. Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Neither orientation is inherently better or worse. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for orientation
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Noun
  • Powering Artificial Intelligence One of the most promising aspects of the lakehouse is its ability to power AI in medicine.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of the investigation for the detectives was clearing Leslie's husband of any involvement in the murder.
    Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Pause That Pays Off In an enterprise culture that prizes velocity—faster OKRs, quicker check-ins, shorter alignment cycles—this approach was counterintuitive.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The People’s Choices were in complete alignment with the industry judges’ choices.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Humans could be easily killed by radiation exposure, and the lack of atmospheric pressure on Mars or in orbit would cause a person’s blood to boil if they were exposed.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than going all-in on AI literacy, the question is to calibrate deliberate exposure to mental challenges that build resistance to intellectual dependency.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Orientation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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