probationer

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Recent Examples of probationer The News also reported that the rearrest rate of probationers — a key agency indicator — has climbed during her tenure despite Holmes’ claims to the contrary. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, probationers are left with little supervision. Jason Henry, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025 Criticizing probation officers, including for seeing another’s probationer, and when she was told the interaction felt like bullying, saying one was no longer allowed in her chambers. Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 4 June 2025 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
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Noun
  • Even with concerns about the party’s approach, the race features viable top-tier candidates with distinct profiles and accomplishments, including several with national profiles and substantial fundraising capacity.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Independent candidate Seth Bodnar entered the race on Wednesday; Democrats will have to decide whether to back him.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • He is helped on the road to recovery by his unlikely friendship with a recent parolee and Vietnam veteran (Vondie Curtis-Hall) and Dr. Elecia Knox (Madsen), a VA trauma therapist-in-training.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Both discretionary and mandatory parolees are supervised by the Department of Corrections after their release; parolees can be sent back to prison for violating the rules of their parole or for committing new crimes.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Today, entrants must brush up on the formal definitions of substance use disorders as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and familiarize themselves with classification criteria specified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • With an overall average time of 3 hours, 39 minutes and 28 seconds, Reed placed first among 16 women competing in the World Marathon Challenge, which celebrated its ninth edition this year with more than 50 total entrants.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The alleged abuse began when Romain was 14 years old and thrilled to be the only freshman member of the school’s varsity water polo team, the suit states.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Policies requiring freshmen to live in dorms or banning children from campus can make going to college as a parent incredibly difficult and, at times, impossible.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Outhouse, a four-star recruit, commanded more than 40 offers.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In 2023, Ole Miss was the only SEC program that signed more transfers than high school recruits.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Gardner, who made seventh start of his rookie season, finished with four points, eight rebounds, two assists and three steals in 26 minutes.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Rochell was a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and spent his rookie season with the Los Angeles Rams (under current Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, no less).
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Applegate was no comedy novice prior to Anchorman.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
  • For beginners, there are four miles of novice trails and three miles of paved trail.
    Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The anti-Zionist group Kufiyas in Buchenwald announced a demonstration at Buchenwald on April 11, the anniversary of its liberation, in protest against a German court’s decision that the site could refuse entry to visitors who wear a Palestinian keffiyeh.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
  • One likened it to a real-life Rotisserie League, costing him a mere $1 million entry fee.
    Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026

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

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