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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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Each of those communities, from Tejanos of Texas to Cubans in Miami and Puerto Ricans in New York, comes with vastly different histories, identities, and political orientations.
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Carole V. Bell, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Among the 34 American young people being given Diana Awards this year was Lila Rousso, who founded ‘Dress UP,’ which is a non-profit dedicated to providing formalwear for young people of all identities and orientations who may lack access to dresses for school dances.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
There are 10 musicians of diverse backgrounds, genders, and orientations from which to choose.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2024
Greater effort needs to be made to go to local high schools and have orientations that show what opportunities there are at LACCD.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
When two particles are strongly entangled, measuring their orientations will reveal them to always point in opposite directions.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Carole V. Bell, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Among the 34 American young people being given Diana Awards this year was Lila Rousso, who founded ‘Dress UP,’ which is a non-profit dedicated to providing formalwear for young people of all identities and orientations who may lack access to dresses for school dances.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
There are 10 musicians of diverse backgrounds, genders, and orientations from which to choose.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2024
Greater effort needs to be made to go to local high schools and have orientations that show what opportunities there are at LACCD.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
When two particles are strongly entangled, measuring their orientations will reveal them to always point in opposite directions.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Orientations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientations. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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