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
  • Although researchers have not determined their origin, many consider Cheyava Falls one of the strongest potential biosignature candidates discovered on Mars.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
  • The results in New York affirm that socialists are on the rise and likely will field a presidential candidate in 2028.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The attack follows the arrest of Lateef Caldwell, a homeless parolee accused of trying to rape a woman in Central Park on March 23.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • Bardem will play the role made famous by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s 1991 film—that of a violent parolee determined to get revenge on the married lawyers who represented him at his trial, now played by Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Thirty-two entrants move on to the single-elimination stage, which begins on Sunday afternoon.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The grand prize of the competition is a $100,000 home renovation, alongside $500 gift cards awarded to 100 top entrants, and $100 in spending money for another 50 winners.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • JSerra’s Ava Irwin, who earned The Register’s Orange County player of the year honor as a freshman in 2025, has enrolled at Sierra Canyon, Trailblazers athletic director Jon Ellinghouse confirmed Thursday.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 June 2026
  • Doggett is the first freshman to win this Gatorade national award, which dates to 1986.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The sprawling facility cycles through tens of thousands of recruits every year.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Cunningham, a Texas A&M recruit, broke the single-season school record in every one of those categories.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • On Tuesday, the first round will take place as 30 rookies join the NBA.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026
  • While first-round picks are slotted into salaries through the NBA’s rookie scale, there isn’t as much structure with second-round selections.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • This makes these spots good for young anglers and novices as well as those with mobility challenges.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
  • Democrats in Maine, meanwhile, have nominated Graham Platner, a political novice whose grassroots campaign and brash communication style propelled him to a decisive victory over the state’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, who remained on the ballot but suspended her campaign in April.
    Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • An entry foyer flows to a spacious great room with custom white oak shelving and floor-to-ceiling windows offering views of the Manhattan Bridge.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 June 2026

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“Probationer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probationer. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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