probationer

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Recent Examples of probationer Probation is relying on officers redeployed from the field to maintain those numbers, however, and Viera Rosa warned that oversight over adult and juvenile probationers is suffering due to the depleted manpower. Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Apr. 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
  • During the financial crisis in spring 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama dismissed his rivals' calls for a federal gas tax suspension.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In a memo sent to allies Saturday, the Porter campaign said an internal poll showed that 46% of Swalwell voters had listed her as their second choice, compared to just 14% for fellow Democratic candidate Tom Steyer.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 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
  • Hodara was not the only raffle entrant who bought their ticket on a whim.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Hotel The Olympia Sydney After years of being mummified in scaffolding on Oxford Street, the former West Olympia Theatre has reemerged as 25hours Hotel The Olympia, a riotously fun, high-voltage new entrant to Sydney’s hotel scene.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two Hyde Park Academy students, including an 18-year-old Lania Smith and a 15-year-old freshman Violet Harris, were killed in two separate hit-and-run accidents, and now a 16-year-old is dead after a shooting just a block from the school.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The two of them met freshman year in their dormitory at the University of Pennsylvania.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mamdani also touted his work with the Department of Correction and committed to providing additional resources while delivering remarks to graduating recruits.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The former five-star recruit represents Australia internationally and prepped at IMG Academy in Florida.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hunter Haight got his first career goal and rookie Jesper Wallstedt auditioned for action in the playoffs with 35 saves, as the Minnesota Wild finished their regular season by beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There are no superstars in this class but Styles, Rodriguez and Hill could all be impactful as rookies.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To create an elevated experience for a 1,000-plus-room property that’s consistent with its high-level service and amenities—from food options to water activities to spa experience—is a feat not for the novice hotelier.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
  • As a novice pitched against a veteran, there could be only one outcome—his death.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • However, significant barriers to entry remain, with access to both club and international matches highly limited.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In a converted 1909 Cow Hollow house near the marina and the Presidio, this home has a private entry and garden, and features a large picture window, a brick- ringed fireplace surrounded by built-ins, and a pass-through alcove kitchen with a Sub-Zero refrigerator.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Probationer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probationer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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