as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
a candidate for the priesthood must be able to withstand an intense probation of his personal character
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Recent Examples of probation
Phillips said Russia's justice system usually deals with such cases by meting out probation and deferred sentences — which essentially amount to no or relatively little time in custody.
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Sarah Dean, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Last May, my colleague, Davis Martinez, was the first parole and probation agent in Maryland to be murdered in the line of duty.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
Three of the four charges against him were dropped in January 2024, and Jackson was sentenced to six months probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge in March 2024.
—Ilana Frost, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
His two-year probation ended in January for both cases, court records show.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Dean, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Last May, my colleague, Davis Martinez, was the first parole and probation agent in Maryland to be murdered in the line of duty.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
Three of the four charges against him were dropped in January 2024, and Jackson was sentenced to six months probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge in March 2024.
—Ilana Frost, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
His two-year probation ended in January for both cases, court records show.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probation
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Dahmes conducted a forensic examination of the victim’s phone and found more text messages between the victim and the phone number between Aug. 1-5.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The police department did not conduct a similar public examination of itself.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Spokespeople for the Kansas City offices of ICE and HSI have not returned multiple inquiries from Star reporters asking whether agents had a warrant to enter private areas of El Potro or warrants authorizing the arrests of any specific individuals.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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The audit findings were handed over to the Alaska State Troopers, spurring an FBI investigation that included interviews with commercial fishermen and several investors but ultimately no charges, according to investors familiar with the inquiry.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Feb. 2025
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This voyage combines exploration and comfort, culminating in a front-row seat to one of nature's greatest shows.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Sailings run from December to May, during which time the region’s unpredictable weather abates for long enough to allow for comfortable exploration.—
Justin Meneguzzi,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Some reasons why economists blundered on free trade In their new study, the China Shock economists throw a bit of shade on the economics profession for getting the effects of free trade so wrong in the past.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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The control group avoided all peanuts for the duration of the 18-month study.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Probation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probation. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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