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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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Recent Examples of orientation OmniBook x Flip, a 2-in-1 laptop that can do it all, featuring a spacious 16-inch display with a sharp 2K resolution that will never leave you squinting, pinching to zoom, or switching orientations to better see what’s on your screen. PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025 What differentiates these families is their orientation. Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 Poetry brings hope, not an irrational optimism or wishful thinking, but a positive orientation to the future, of what a better, healthier future would look like. K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 Then applicants are required to go through an orientation period, including homebuyer education and a financial readiness assessment, and apply through an official link. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for orientation
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Noun
  • But several aspects of the sales tax measure have rankled Casey and organizations focused on fiscal responsibility.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Bigelow inserts a quasi-whodunit aspect into an already white-knuckle affair.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Often, teams lack alignment on which tools to keep or retire.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Since joining the company in January 2025 as chief marketing officer, White will continue to drive alignment across teams and functions with these new responsibilities, the company noted.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The controversial idea to play a domestic league fixture overseas, pushed by La Liga president Javier Tebas to increase Spanish football’s revenues and exposure, attracted completely opposing reactions from the two sides of the Barca-Madrid divide.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Its artistic yet pragmatic nature also defines Valladolid’s role as a place of discovery platform, a prestige auteurs’ hub just weeks after San Sebastián — and a bridge for awards-season exposure.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Orientation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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