probationers

Definition of probationersnext
plural of probationer
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Noun
  • The San Diego Union-Tribune emailed a series of questions to Shaw and other candidates to help inform voters about their positions, priorities and plans if elected.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Asked whether Raman’s framing resonated politically, Schnur said many voters tune into the debate primarily to hear candidates discuss policy positions and leadership priorities, making arguments about political maneuvering potentially harder for casual audiences to follow.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Many of the entrants are national qualifier teams that come in from all over the region and travel to large competition all over the United States, Koehler said.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Gathering intel on recruits is similar to how Flaherty went about his job as a reporter.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
  • The nonprofit that recruits, trains, and supports foster families.
    Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • With the significant turnover in the Senate, there is a real opportunity for freshmen legislators to serve on significant committees next year.
    Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • But its games still bring a mix of newcomers, out-of-towners and people who couldn’t get tickets to whatever was going on at The Sphere.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • The friendships were fleeting, necessarily occasional, as there were always church newcomers and samplers and people moving away.
    Chang-rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Game after game, stadiums were filled to capacity, packed not only with tourists and die-hard fans but also with soccer novices who came out of curiosity and because tickets were relatively affordable, according to soccer historians.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 9 May 2026
  • Both of the Broadway novices are proudly bearing souvenirs of other passion projects.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nineteen-year-old James Shavers is one of the pre-apprentices at Prosperity Building Futures Trades & Entrepreneurship Training Center.
    Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 7 May 2026
  • Arthur Bryant’s and Gates Bar-B-Q, whose origins can be traced back to Henry Perry through his apprentices decades ago.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • These are broad strokes, of course — there are more than 1,300 entries on the main Lively-Baldoni docket for a legal battle that’s 18 months old.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • The fake entries inserted in the Republican Party version of the list showed up in Centurion’s online tool, too.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
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“Probationers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probationers. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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