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indentured

[in-den-cherd] / ɪnˈdɛn tʃərd /


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The Freedmen’s Bureau used it to reunite 110 indentured children with their parents.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: Elizabeth Turner was 8 years old when she was indentured just two days after she and her mother ostensibly gained their freedom.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Generations before aspiring communicators began attending journalism schools, and centuries before some of them skipped formal training altogether and simply declared themselves online influencers, most future news professionals launched their careers as indentured apprentices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“Obviously the banjo’s got African roots too. Country music came from people in the South and Appalachia, slaves and indentured servants from Europe, each gathering and trading stories.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2024

“Do they chase runaway indentured servants as well?”

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper




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