apprentice
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According to a biography of Woods published in 1887, he attended school until about the age of 10, learning basic reading, writing and arithmetic, before leaving to apprentice in blacksmithing and machining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
As the doctor’s apprentice, Little moves with him to Paris, where she helps sculpt figures for his new wax museum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Living on bread, butter and fruit, she became a stagier or unpaid apprentice at the bakery of Gerard Mulot, a master pâtissier, boulanger and chocolatier.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
He had been born and raised in Macondo and he was an apprentice mechanic in the banana company garage.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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