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orienting

verb

present participle of orient

as in introducing

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to a training program to orient new employees to the requirements and dimensions of the job

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Recent Examples of orienting Re-orienting your attitude toward the earth to be one of stewardship, rather than ownership, feels like the play. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 The same goes for orienting the couch at the right distance and viewing angle. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026 By orienting the spacecraft so the solar panels face the sun and the radiators face the deep vacuum of space, efficiency skyrockets for both. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2026 Humans should take the lead, at the beginning of a project, sketching out the rough drafts, and orienting the thing, before calling in AI to refine, or add, or analyze. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Bayard, though admitting to gaps in his own reading, sees familiarity with literature as a means of orienting yourself intellectually, whereas Adler understands a student as merely a sedentary receptacle. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 The repetition creates familiarity with a place and reduces the travel fatigue that comes from constantly packing, checking in and orienting yourself in a new spot. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 Similarly, as digital natives, Gen Z has had much more access to information about finances, says Combs, and are orienting their romantic life accordingly. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 1 May 2026 The different galleries are scaled to house different sizes of work, orienting the viewer with lights at the end of each hall. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026

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While introducing his new film, Gilroy praised the festival’s lineup as a bright spot amid an increasingly turbulent Hollywood landscape.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Back in 1964, even a relatively enlightened critic like Robert Shelton, who played a pivotal role in introducing Bob Dylan to a national audience three years before, was a Beatles skeptic.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

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Even more impressive is the company’s commitment to the local community and environment, and to educating guests about the area’s Indigenous culture and heritage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The biggest challenge will likely be educating viewers that the Emmys are no longer on broadcast, and migrating an audience to Prime Video.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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