probationary
Example Sentences
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Joslin had about four weeks left in a two-year probationary period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
“It’s basically a financial crime, and anything under $1 million is usually a probationary matter in terms of prison time,” says Robert Wittman, who formerly served on the FBI’s specialized Art Crime Team.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
The NFL is pushing for mandatory training and development programs for low-performing and probationary officials, and contends the union is “resisting our efforts to give these officials access to more practice repetitions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
They only came out of a two-year probationary period this summer.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
The guards, most of them probationary prisoners, were not much better off.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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