as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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also interne
1
as in resident
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2
as in reader
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Miranda insisted to the other interns that no, her husband wouldn’t be getting special treatment.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
Bruna Horvath Bruna Horvath is an intern on NBC News' tech team.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Wixom: 6-8:30 p.m. Macomb County Center Line: 6-11 p.m.
New Haven: 6-8 p.m.
Richmond: 6-8 p.m.
Jalen Williams is a reporting intern at the Detroit Free Press.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
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Some aspiring interns have been forced to entrepreneurial new methods to get their entry-level jobs.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Miranda insisted to the other interns that no, her husband wouldn’t be getting special treatment.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
Bruna Horvath Bruna Horvath is an intern on NBC News' tech team.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Wixom: 6-8:30 p.m. Macomb County Center Line: 6-11 p.m.
New Haven: 6-8 p.m.
Richmond: 6-8 p.m.
Jalen Williams is a reporting intern at the Detroit Free Press.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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