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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
Some of the trainees' family members were at the small regional airport and witnessed the crash, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told reporters.
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Christian Hartmann,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The fear of retaliation is strong, especially for new employees — as these former trainees explained.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
The unit at Lackland has implemented mitigation measures, is monitoring trainees who may have been exposed and is treating symptomatic trainees with antiviral medications such as Tamiflu, an Air Force spokesperson told CBS News last week.
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Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Created in the K-pop mold, the girl group has gone from green trainees to global sensations with something to say.
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Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
25 June 2026
For example, educators at Mount Sinai are using AI scribe transcripts to analyze trainees’ communication skills and provide targeted feedback.
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Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In the Air Force, only about 40% of its new trainees at Joint Base San Antonio had a flu vaccination when the outbreak started in early June, according to the two sources.
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Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Christian Hartmann,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The fear of retaliation is strong, especially for new employees — as these former trainees explained.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
The unit at Lackland has implemented mitigation measures, is monitoring trainees who may have been exposed and is treating symptomatic trainees with antiviral medications such as Tamiflu, an Air Force spokesperson told CBS News last week.
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Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Created in the K-pop mold, the girl group has gone from green trainees to global sensations with something to say.
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Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
25 June 2026
For example, educators at Mount Sinai are using AI scribe transcripts to analyze trainees’ communication skills and provide targeted feedback.
—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In the Air Force, only about 40% of its new trainees at Joint Base San Antonio had a flu vaccination when the outbreak started in early June, according to the two sources.
—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainees
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The annual cap for graduate students is $20,500, with a total cap of $100,000.
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Also, the Grad PLUS loan, which allowed professional and graduate students to borrow up to cost of attendance, will be eliminated.
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Four recruits have been hospitalized, according to Castro and a source with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to talk to the press.
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Now that official visits are starting to wind down, more and more teams and recruits are getting a clearer picture about what the future holds for them in the 2027 cycle.
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“Trainees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainees. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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