the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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Warren also raised alarms about Venu Sports last summer, joining with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Joaquin Castro to warn that the joint venture would dominate the market for live sports on streaming TV. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025 States are already facing high medical costs in the joint program with the federal government, and are bracing for potential funding cuts in Congress. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025 But over the years, the joint mission, led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the New Kingdom Research Foundation, revealed another story: The tomb actually belonged to Thutmose II. Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 That pertains not just to the dexterity of regular cinematographer Shane F. Kelly’s camerawork, which weaves around the joint playing with spatial dynamics and maintaining visual interest. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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