the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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The two-night Buffering event began the evening prior inside Torrance High’s auditorium to debut the joint memoir, Slayers Every One of Us: How One Girl in All the World Showed Us How to Hold On, written by Russo and Youngs. Zena Tsarfin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025 Both Lubetzky and Siegel agreed to the joint offer. Ryan Johnston, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025 And that, in turn, could destabilize the joint federal-state unemployment compensation program that has existed for decades. Nina Totenberg, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025 Part of the funding is expected to be used for OpenAI’s commitment to Stargate, the joint venture between SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle announced by President Donald Trump. Hayden Field, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the joint

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“The joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20joint. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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