probationary

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“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 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

Ramirez was fired less than a month later — weeks shy of completing her 18-month probationary period — after the department alleged that she lied about her reason for taking time off from work.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Though he had been in the civil service for more than two years, a recent promotion designated him as a probationary worker—a category of staff among the first targeted for layoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

The guards, most of them probationary prisoners, were not much better off.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin