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The phrase "a probationary period" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in employment contexts to refer to a trial period during which an employee's performance is evaluated.
Example: "New employees will undergo a probationary period of three months to assess their fit within the company."
Alternatives: "trial period" or "evaluation phase".
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Employees undergo a probationary period for six to nine months.
Unlike the Workers Partyy, however, members did not have to serve a probationary period.
New universities now need a permit and are subject to a probationary period.
Scientific findings, especially if unusual, go through a probationary period before being generally believed.
Even if Rose is reinstated, Selig has spoken internally about a probationary period for him.
This sanction is deferred under a probationary period until the end of the tournament".
Three others have had half the lengths of their bans suspended for a probationary period.
This extends a probationary period that started in August 2011 and now runs through Aug. 23, 2015.
"I still think they've got to be in a probationary period for a little while," he said.
There is a "probationary period," one longtime resident explained, in which newcomers must "bottom line" a project — that is, they must see it to completion.
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a provisional period
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a trial period
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a probationary firefighter
a probationary employee
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