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intern

[in-turn] / ˈɪn tɜrn /
NOUN
apprentice
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Mathylda Dulian is a photo intern and part of the summer 2026 newsroom intern class at The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Moreno said it was a prank pulled by an intern, a story the former intern confirmed.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

William Salt - an intern analyst - was discovered observing a Middlesbrough training session, and the saga known as Spygate began.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

“What’s your drink of choice?” the coach asked the intern.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Behind her I recognized an intern from the maternity hospital.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Mitchell’s familiarity with lobbying might also come from experience, with Mitchell having interned at a lobbying firm, according to both Radio Iowa and his biography at Future Caucus, a group that supports young politicians.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

She interned at Condé Nast through the inaugural Condé Future program, where she developed multimedia journalism projects for several of the company’s publications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

As a teenager, he interned for Comcast, spending high school and college summers climbing telephone poles and selling cable subscriptions door to door.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Over the summers, Duneja interned with CNBC’s 11 a.m. show “Money Movers” and with NBC Washington.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

Randy Susskind interned with us as a law student when he was at Georgetown University and became a staff attorney right out of law school.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The importance of career opportunities like networking and interning just wasn’t top of mind for Erle.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Emil Michael, a 20-year-old finance and logistics management major at Ohio State University, is currently interning at a healthcare startup.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

Concannon is interning this semester at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and is set to graduate this spring.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

Studying for a masters degree at Georgetown University and interning on Capitol Hill at a major Congressional committee, the 28-year-old was drawn to the US by the familiar lure of better opportunities.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2025

“She thought you’d be interested in interning there yourself,” Dr. Achebe continued.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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