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apprenticeship

[uh-pren-tis-ship] / əˈprɛn tɪsˌʃɪp /




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Mr. Meyer begins with her apprenticeship in belonging.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

"By providing bursaries to those who need them most and fully funding apprenticeship training, we are making sure cost is not the reason someone misses out," McFadden said.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Lithwick: Chase decided, in a very truncated opinion, that Turner’s apprenticeship violated the 13th Amendment’s prohibition of involuntary servitude and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The novel’s great achievement lies in its language, which forces the reader into a cognitive apprenticeship before revealing the cost of what we call progress.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Farmer’s survey was his apprenticeship in public health and medicine as well as anthropology.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Although the professional workforce is dwindling, he remains "optimistic" about its future, with plenty of young people showing an interest in apprenticeships.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Some parents on benefits will be given up to £4,500 a year to encourage their children to start apprenticeships, the government has said.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

As a result, apprenticeships are moving up the education value chain.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

One innovative idea would be to connect the next generation of builders—the entrepreneurs seeking to reindustrialize America—with young people seeking apprenticeships in a physical space that enables both to realize their ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Most students spend at least three or four terms finishing their apprenticeships.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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