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apprentice

[uh-pren-tis] / əˈprɛn tɪs /


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When she was 18, she landed a job as an apprentice film librarian at the Sandler Film Library in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The family also said the apprentice was "not properly safeguarded" by BAE Systems.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

In Greater London, a female Trading Standards apprentice, who asked to remain anonymous, told us she had no idea her role would be so dangerous.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Bennett completed the training late last year and is now a tailor’s apprentice at the department-store chain, where he is getting real-life experience on the intricacies of pant hems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

He finished the day in a silence as sullen as that of the other apprentice, Nebre, whose stony indifference to men and work alike he was beginning to understand very well indeed.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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