the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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Miraculous Corp, the joint venture between Mediawan and ZAG, is expanding its leadership team with two executive appointments. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024 What to watch: Shortly after the attack on the UN position, the joint war rooms of the rebels issued a statement stressing all rebel groups are committed to protecting international organizations in Syria. Barak Ravid, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024 In each case, the asset manager got 49% of the joint venture and Intel retained a controlling interest of 51%. David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024 The single’s protagonist is ill-equipped to say no to the joint’s alluring features, and his plan to get a good weeknight’s sleep is derailed by the pursuit of a good time. Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024 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 Dec. 2024.

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