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time-served

British  

adjective

  1. (of a craftsman or tradesman) having completed an apprenticeship; fully trained and competent

    a time-served mechanic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jacobs' time-served team did win the round-robin meeting earlier in the week but that was a rare reverse.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2026

Under the plea agreement reached in 2019, Alo-Kaonohi was sentenced to four years of probation, and Aki received probation and time-served in prison, about seven months.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2023

Prosecutors have agreed to a time-served sentence that will not add time to his federal term, his lawyer said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2022

District Judge Karin J. Immergut accepted the time-served sentence, recommended by both Kohlmetz and Assistant U.S.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2022

He is a time-served French soldier, and works in a big wood just near here.

From Letters from France by Mack, Isaac Alexander

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