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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
orient .
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Examples
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Unlike then, management of the news media orients now more toward officials than journalists, and conventions like military embedding and bias against anonymous sources neutralize much of journalists' autonomy, complicating their capacity to forge a workable balance between disclosure and secrecy.
Barbie Zelizer: JFK and the Press, Reconsidered Today Barbie Zelizer 2011
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It orients us to finding value and meaning in our experience.
Steven Crandell: Appreciation = Joy Steven Crandell 2011
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“Music orients us to the place and provides the creative spark for ourselves and the whole city,” she said.
Hurricane Katrina: How Music Helped Save New Orleans Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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Play games: Word games, bingo, guessing games -- anything that gets the brain actively engaged and orients a person to their surroundings.
Kathryn Haslanger: Delirium In The Elderly: When It's Time To Call 911 Kathryn Haslanger 2011
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Play games: Word games, bingo, guessing games -- anything that gets the brain actively engaged and orients a person to their surroundings.
Kathryn Haslanger: Delirium In The Elderly: When It's Time To Call 911 Kathryn Haslanger 2011
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Some of these deficiencies can be overcome if Congress orients the new cooperative towards greater efficiency and care quality.
Wonk Room » Can Conrad’s Cooperative Compromise Meet The Goals Of A Public Health Care Plan? 2009
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It orients us outwardly to social competition for identity, job, consumer goods and a mate.
John Stanley: A Buddhist Ecology Of Self John Stanley 2012
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If the bee orients her waggle* 90° to the left of vertical … (Mark Ridley, Animal Behaviour)
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They are facing a long-term dead end, and nothing can stop that unless the party fundamentally re-orients what it is and who it appeals to.
Jonathan Weiler: Why the Republicans Will Misread Tomorrow's Elections Results Jonathan Weiler 2010
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Play games: Word games, bingo, guessing games -- anything that gets the brain actively engaged and orients a person to their surroundings.
Kathryn Haslanger: Delirium In The Elderly: When It's Time To Call 911 Kathryn Haslanger 2011
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