apprenticed

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Samuel Slater, born in 1768 into a farming family in Derbyshire, England, was apprenticed at age 14 to the owner of a cotton mill that was using the novel Arkwright water frame.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

As a teenager in Rutland, Vt., he apprenticed himself to a photographer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Instead of attending a traditional law school, Kardashian apprenticed with attorneys for six years under California’s Law Office Study Program.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

She never learned to write, but she was apprenticed in 1815 as a “servant” for “housewifery” to William Reeves until she turned 18.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024

And when I am apprenticed to you, Joe: u;hat larks!

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