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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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Recent Examples of trainees
Furthermore, because today’s postgraduate trainees are increasingly eager for meaningful public service, university hospitals that enthusiastically support military reserve duties will possess a unique, highly attractive recruitment tool for top medical talent.
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Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026
With 23 sails, six miles of rigging and roughly 150 Coast Guard trainees on board, life aboard the ship still runs the old-fashioned way.
—Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
After giving his all during basic training and becoming one of the top trainees in boot camp, his commanding officers assigned him to the kitchen because of his emotional state.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The 1,500-hour licensing training — which amounts to 40 hours a week for nine months — is completely unpaid; trainees are not even allowed to accept tips.
—Eric Zamparripa, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
The French documentary is set inside the country’s prison officer academy, where the film observes trainees as their language, movements and certainties gradually align with the institution around them.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 May 2026
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
The trainees will work across a range of different departments on the show.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Almost 200 civilian employees work other jobs at the agency, and 55 trainees are preparing to transfer to full-time positions.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026
With 23 sails, six miles of rigging and roughly 150 Coast Guard trainees on board, life aboard the ship still runs the old-fashioned way.
—Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
After giving his all during basic training and becoming one of the top trainees in boot camp, his commanding officers assigned him to the kitchen because of his emotional state.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The 1,500-hour licensing training — which amounts to 40 hours a week for nine months — is completely unpaid; trainees are not even allowed to accept tips.
—Eric Zamparripa, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
The French documentary is set inside the country’s prison officer academy, where the film observes trainees as their language, movements and certainties gradually align with the institution around them.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 May 2026
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
The trainees will work across a range of different departments on the show.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Almost 200 civilian employees work other jobs at the agency, and 55 trainees are preparing to transfer to full-time positions.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainees
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This is the most recent development in a DOE investigation into the district, claiming the schools allowed male students to participate on female sports teams, use female bathrooms, and share overnight accommodations with female students based on their gender identity.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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The Dawgs still had five Top 200 overall recruits in town a week ago.—
Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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Peasant growers’ resistance to these operations fueled the Shining Path insurgency by providing recruits and creating an opening for the guerrillas to interpose themselves between the farmers and the police.—
Michelle D. Paranzino,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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