as in student
a person who is being trained for a job
on-the-job trainees Not all of the management trainees will be hired.
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An Indian court gave a life sentence to a man convicted of raping and murdering a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
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German Lopez, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The Reagan administration cut thousands of controllers who were on strike, and since, the department has seen departures in waves as controllers approach retirement age with no new trainees to take their place.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Contributing to the study is a team of trainees, early-career researchers and a multigenerational community advisory board of Black women.
—Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
Two researchers cited National Institutes of Health (NIH) programs called diversity supplements, which go to people with ongoing research grants and are intended to pay the salaries of minority trainees.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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German Lopez, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The Reagan administration cut thousands of controllers who were on strike, and since, the department has seen departures in waves as controllers approach retirement age with no new trainees to take their place.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Contributing to the study is a team of trainees, early-career researchers and a multigenerational community advisory board of Black women.
—Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
Two researchers cited National Institutes of Health (NIH) programs called diversity supplements, which go to people with ongoing research grants and are intended to pay the salaries of minority trainees.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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