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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Contributing to the study is a team of trainees, early-career researchers and a multigenerational community advisory board of Black women.
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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
Described as Scream meets Black Swan, the story follows a group of trainees competing for four coveted spots in a new supergroup.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
New trainees at Fort Jackson are usually only allowed phone access once a week.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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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
Described as Scream meets Black Swan, the story follows a group of trainees competing for four coveted spots in a new supergroup.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
New trainees at Fort Jackson are usually only allowed phone access once a week.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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