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
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Noun
  • Baker’s Stanford is a strong candidate, and his book follows in the tradition of Michael Lewis’s Wall Street chronicle Liar’s Poker, but with more pimples and less eye contact.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt took his campaign to South Los Angeles on Wednesday, in a neighborhood incumbent Mayor Karen Bass represented during her years in Congress.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 21 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
  • The concept, which the company describes as an early entrant in the category, is rolling out locally as part of a pilot program.
    Wyles Daniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, the share of unemployed Americans who are new workforce entrants hit a 37-year high last year.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Both starting pitchers — freshman Talon Brown for Christian and senior Colin Gallagher of Madison — would appear to have a future in baseball.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • A lot of the other seniors on this team were on varsity or JV as freshmen that year.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • In a Vanity Fair interview, Kiffin tried explaining why LSU is easier to recruit to than Ole Miss, essentially saying some Black recruits and their families didn’t want to play in Oxford because of the school’s racial history.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • As the top driver at his regional French shipping company, Étienne always delivers on schedule and serves as a role model for new recruits, including the unruly if endearing Jordan (Armindo Alves de Sa), who’s only starting to learn the ropes.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Kyle Louis, a former University of Pittsburgh standout the Dolphins selected in the fourth round, stepped in front of a pass thrown by rookie quarterback Mark Gronowski and returned it for a pick-six.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • In addition to Tagovailoa, who the team signed in free agency this offseason after six years with the Miami Dolphins, the Falcons have veteran journeyman Trevor Siemian and undrafted rookie Jack Strand in their quarterback rotation.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Sheriff investigators described Pickles as a novice operator of the boat.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
  • Taylor Swift just wore the most romantic summer hairstyle that any novice can achieve.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Beginning in February 2026, foreign visitors have been required to pay a small entry fee to access the landmark as city officials attempt to better manage crowds and preserve the historic site.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • For The Times) San José Mayor Matt Mahan’s late-entry bid for California governor has been supercharged by millions from Silicon Valley billionaires.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

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“Probationer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probationer. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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