internship

as in apprenticeship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career seeking a summer internship at a local television station

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Recent Examples of internship Biola has a strong commitment to ensuring students are ready to enter the entertainment workforce, with 100% of the students participating in industry internships. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The Grateful Garment Project also offers internships for high school and college students, honoring the nonprofit's origins as her college assignment. — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 DeLeon reflected on his internship experience and encouraged hesitant students to apply for similar opportunities. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 His internships before that included one at Microsoft in 2014, his bio says. — Dan Mangan,eamon Javers,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Los Angeles Times deputy editor for Culture and Talent Anh Do has won the 2026 Henry Fuhrmann Mentorship Award for her work managing The Times’ internship, fellowship, recruitment and training programs. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Chef Jenny trained through a diploma in Bengaluru, an internship at Restaurant Salicorne in Normandy, and a bootcamp under pastry chef Will Goldfarb in Bali, before shaping it all around memories of growing up in Minnie Bay on the Andaman Islands. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 No Suffolk University would have meant no internship and, in turn, no wife-to-be. — David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026 Yaccarino landed an internship at NBC for the summer before her senior year. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
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apprenticeship
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  • Now, students across the nation can receive Pell Grants not only to pay for traditional undergraduate degrees, but also short-term workforce training programs like apprenticeships, career and technical education and certificate programs.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Don’t cut the apprenticeship For employers, better output creates a temptation to hire fewer juniors.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Internship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internship. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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