probationer

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Recent Examples of probationer Field office staffing crisis To meet its staffing needs, Los Angeles County redeployed even more officers from its field offices to the juvenile halls in March, leaving fewer officers to supervise the tens of thousands of adult and juvenile probationers on community supervision. Jason Henry, Daily News, 3 May 2026 Similar protections would extend to students, probationers, and recipients of public assistance. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026 And Massachusetts budgeted more than $5 million last fiscal year for the company to test probationers, according to public records. Alice Hines, ProPublica, 20 Jan. 2026 The offbeat 2002 film Cherish, for example, featured a claustrophobic probationer who repeatedly tries to defeat her electronic bracelet. Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for probationer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probationer
Noun
  • Two other candidates, tech entrepreneur Adam Miller and community organizer Rae Huang, criticized NBC4’s decision to exclude them from the debate.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Several of the candidates have been arrested for the posts.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Brown, a parolee with numerous run-ins with the law, reportedly has a history of mental illness, according to family members.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The change in eligibility requirements comes from federal policy updates barring certain asylees, refugees, parolees, individuals with deportation or removal withheld, conditional entrants and victims of trafficking from accessing Cal Fresh, according to the Department of Public Social Services.
    Michele Gile, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To enter, follow the instructions in the email and complete the entry form in full, including the entrant’s name and email address.
    AJC.com, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
  • And in the last week, four additional New York City influencers have joined the entrants, buying Birkins of their own, with one girl purchasing not one but two in Japan.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • In South Shore League play, freshman Derrick O’Neal drove in the game-winning RBI with his first career varsity hit, as Abington overcame an eight-run deficit in the seventh inning to knock off Carver in extras, 12-10.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
  • One in eight freshmen at UC San Diego requires special remedial math classes just to catch up.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Illinois Wesleyan recruit Conor McCabe went 2-for-4 and delivered a three-run double in the fifth inning to put the Knights (13-11, 6-5) ahead for good.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The 2022 crash killed sheriff’s recruit Alejandro Martinez-Inzunza and seriously injured 10 others.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Flagg and Jordan are the only two rookies to record multiple games of at least 45 points since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77.
    Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Cincinnati rookie Frank Robinson hit the first home run of his 586 lifetime homers in a 9-1 win over Chicago.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Real Madrid are at war with each other and are being coached by a novice.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • During the ceremony, Gabi also took part in purification rituals traditionally reserved for novice monks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • There were signs of rodent entry in some structures on the couple’s property.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026
  • Competition for Palantir Technologies is heating up as artificial intelligence agents erode barriers to entry in its software space, according to HSBC, and that could hurt the stock.
    Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 May 2026

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“Probationer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probationer. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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