probationary
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Joslin had about four weeks left in a two-year probationary period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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
Article 27 says Fifa can "fully or partially suspend" a disciplinary measure for "a probationary period of one to four years".
From BBC • Nov. 26, 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
And the case seemed to have little impact on Southam’s professional standing: soon after the end of his probationary period, Southam was elected president of the American Association for Cancer Research.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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