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apprenticed



ADJECTIVE
indentured
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"After his studies in London, he was apprenticed to other stonemasons to help in the construction of the Houses of Parliament," Simmons said.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

John Van Nostrand Dorr was born in 1872, long before the Model T. He grew up in New Jersey, where he apprenticed under Thomas Edison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

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

He apprenticed himself to the great artists, ancient and modern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

For seven months Dorothy Vaughan had apprenticed as a mathematician, growing more confident with the concepts, the numbers, and the people at Langley.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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