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Recent Examples of orientation
The refraction and recombination of light is dependent on the crystal structure of the mineral and the orientation of the minerals.
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Rather than trying to disappear, the unorthodox geometric shapes aimed to confuse an observer’s perception of a ship’s movement and orientation from a distance.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
This is because Neptune’s magnetic field has an odd orientation, which Voyager 2 revealed is tilted by 47 degrees relative to the planet’s axis of rotation.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Pageant orientation: Young women ages 14 to 21 who live, attend or attended high school within Poway Unified School District boundaries can learn about entering the Miss Rancho Bernardo/Miss Teen RB scholarship pageants during a 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6 orientation meeting.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Rather than trying to disappear, the unorthodox geometric shapes aimed to confuse an observer’s perception of a ship’s movement and orientation from a distance.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
This is because Neptune’s magnetic field has an odd orientation, which Voyager 2 revealed is tilted by 47 degrees relative to the planet’s axis of rotation.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Pageant orientation: Young women ages 14 to 21 who live, attend or attended high school within Poway Unified School District boundaries can learn about entering the Miss Rancho Bernardo/Miss Teen RB scholarship pageants during a 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6 orientation meeting.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orientation
Noun
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Now, a new study published April 17 in Science promises to shed light on at least one aspect of that mystery.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Royals did a better job in this aspect Wednesday, with Kyle Isbel hitting an RBI triple and Perez an RBI single.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Demonstrate consistent alignment between organizational values and leadership actions, even if unpopular externally.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Given that its decoder is tasked with both transcription and token prediction, without precise alignment between audio and text during training, the model can prioritize generating fluent text over accurately transcribing the input.—
Asmelash Teka Hadgu,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Much like poverty, there is a correlation between exposure to violent crime and academic outcomes.—
Beth Swanson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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In fact, vitamin D is the only vitamin our bodies can synthesize in sufficient quantities just from exposure to energy from our planet’s vital star.—
Mélanie Defouilloy,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Orientation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orientation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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