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intern

[in-turn] / ˈɪn tɜrn /
NOUN
apprentice
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There were no roster spots left, but Chesney agreed to let him be involved with the program as an intern.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

He later returned to conservative political circles, including a stint as an intern in then-Rep.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

“As far I know, Mike Rockwell was given full freedom to pretty much make whatever project he wanted,” Elizabeth Dorman, a former application-prototyping intern on the early visionOS team, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Phillips was additionally probed by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly hiring a girlfriend to intern in Collins’ office.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

All the intern wanted was half of the ten thousand dollars.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Parra, who is 24, interned in Collins’ congressional office in 2024 and worked as a contractor for a Collins-affiliated political action committee until last year.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Mitchell’s familiarity with lobbying might also come from experience, with Mitchell having interned at a lobbying firm, according to both Radio Iowa and his biography at Future Caucus, a group that supports young politicians.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

She interned at Condé Nast through the inaugural Condé Future program, where she developed multimedia journalism projects for several of the company’s publications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

She studied criminal justice and interned in a prison.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

It is comforting to discover that I am not, after all, the only Judas to have been interned behind these desecrated hotel walls.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Qi came to America to get his Ph.D. in computer science at Stanford University, and worked with Yang on research projects while interning together at Meta Platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The importance of career opportunities like networking and interning just wasn’t top of mind for Erle.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Mendoza, a business student, spent his summers interning at commercial real estate and investing firms.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Concannon is interning this semester at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and is set to graduate this spring.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

The doctor was a Harvard man, interning at the neighborhood hospital.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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