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Ms. Quant, who had apprenticed as a milliner, initially worked as the store’s buyer, setting the inventory while her colleagues focused on the business side.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

Davis said the armorer "had apprenticed to a well-known armorer and had been in the same position on the same type of movie a few months before."

From Fox News • Nov. 4, 2021

"The armorer had apprenticed to a well known armorer and had been in the same position on the same type of movie a few months before," Davis wrote.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2021

Three weeks after he put away his baseball glove, J.C. had an assistant’s job at Purchase, N.Y., working for a pro named Charlie Beverage, another Hot Springs product who had apprenticed under Sam.

From Golf Digest • May 11, 2020

For seven months Dorothy Vaughan had apprenticed as a mathematician, growing more confident with the concepts, the numbers, and the people at Langley.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly