1
as in orientations
the state or fact of facing a particular direction
this plant will need to be in a room with a southern exposure
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as in disclosures
the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed
the exposure by the local newspaper of a kickback scheme in the public works department
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Recent Examples of exposures
Hantavirus has a long incubation period, and people with high-risk exposures — including cruise ship passengers and people who were on an international flight with a sick passenger — should be monitored for 42 days, health officials say.
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Erin Burnett, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Click on the state for more information about the exposures.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Because symptoms can take weeks to show up, additional cases could still emerge, complicating public health efforts to contact trace possible exposures and transmission chains.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
The group includes health and wellness influencers, vaccine skeptics, anti-pesticide advocates and parents concerned about toxic exposures.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 May 2026
Use a solid tripod (for long exposures), stay off the road, and be sure to try a variety of exposure times.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The bedroom can fit a king and has three closets and appealing black metal casement windows with dual exposures — east and north.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 11 May 2026
Dury captured the image using a series of 30-second exposures with a Sony A7S III camera and Sigma 14 mm DGDN lens stabilized on a Benro Tortoise 24CLV tripod fitted with a Move Shoot Move NOMAD star tracker.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 May 2026
There’s also a private storage unit included with the apartment, plus west-facing exposures that pull in strong afternoon light throughout the day.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Erin Burnett, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Click on the state for more information about the exposures.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Because symptoms can take weeks to show up, additional cases could still emerge, complicating public health efforts to contact trace possible exposures and transmission chains.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
The group includes health and wellness influencers, vaccine skeptics, anti-pesticide advocates and parents concerned about toxic exposures.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 May 2026
Use a solid tripod (for long exposures), stay off the road, and be sure to try a variety of exposure times.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The bedroom can fit a king and has three closets and appealing black metal casement windows with dual exposures — east and north.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 11 May 2026
Dury captured the image using a series of 30-second exposures with a Sony A7S III camera and Sigma 14 mm DGDN lens stabilized on a Benro Tortoise 24CLV tripod fitted with a Move Shoot Move NOMAD star tracker.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 May 2026
There’s also a private storage unit included with the apartment, plus west-facing exposures that pull in strong afternoon light throughout the day.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exposures
Noun
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There is usually a waiting list, and orientations are held every four to six months.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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In such environments, gravitational encounters can pair black holes together or disturb existing pairs, leading to the mixed spin orientations and more complex motion seen in the data.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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To mitigate these risks, the market is demanding infrastructure that combines deep liquidity with independently verifiable reserves through Proof of Reserves disclosures and tri-party custody integrations.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The latest disclosures also showed more than a dozen purchases and sales of securities in The Walt Disney Co.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Millions upon millions of people are using generative AI as their ongoing advisor on mental health considerations (note that ChatGPT alone has over 900 million weekly active users, a notable proportion of which dip into mental health aspects, see my analysis at the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Exposures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exposures. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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