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intern

[in-turn] / ˈɪn tɜrn /
NOUN
apprentice
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A Brown University graduate, Stu joined the Journal in 2008 as an intern in his hometown of San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Puente intern Mariana Chavez and editor Ricardo Sandoval contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Brian Roberts joined Comcast as a high school intern, setting up supermarket promotions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Elyse Goncalves is a reporting intern on the personal finance team and part of the summer 2026 newsroom intern class at The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

And so, Gordon, the intern, settled on negligent homicide, the toughest misdemeanor penalty, arguing that the two charges for reckless behavior are not “harsh enough to do justice to the outcome of the accident.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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 previously interned at the New York Business Journal, where she covered business, commercial real estate and economic development.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

The speaker, fellow member Dick Anderson, says he typically hires students who already have interned successfully at his firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

During her college career, she served as the editor in chief of her student newspaper, The Collegian, and interned at three local newsrooms, most recently ABC30 Action News.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

Randy Susskind interned with us as a law student when he was at Georgetown University and became a staff attorney right out of law school.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Brennan Drolet, a rising college senior studying finance, is spending this summer interning at a bank in Massachusetts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Aside from his accomplishments on the football field, Mendoza spent his summers interning at commercial real estate and investing firms.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 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

Studying for a masters degree at Georgetown University and interning on Capitol Hill at a major Congressional committee, the 28-year-old was drawn to the US by the familiar lure of better opportunities.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2025

“She thought you’d be interested in interning there yourself,” Dr. Achebe continued.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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