probationary
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But within days, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee adjusted his punishment to a one-year probationary period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 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
The other two will only be activated if he "commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period".
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
However, he added he was "listening very closely" to employers and workers "to make sure there's a probationary period that gets that balance right".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
It would be better to give Mancuso a probationary period and kick him off the force.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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