trainee

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One of the first things you do as a Mobil Oil trainee is you learn how to drive the tractor, turn it on, pull the lever.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

If I say to a trainee, “You’re flinching,” that puts it in his head.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Lieutenant Commander Rob Andrews, who was at RAF Valley as a trainee while William was stationed there, said: "I know he's got an affinity with this place."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

A 59-year-old from Glasgow with more than 20 years experience mentoring trainee paramedics believes many have struggled to make a career of it.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“Let’s not pretend that means nothing. Can you imagine how difficult it’s going to be to explain to Merlin how we let a trainee destroy a priceless artifact of unending power?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston