John Doe

as in Joe Blow
an average or ordinary man to John Doe the most important issues in any election are usually those that affect his wallet

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Recent Examples of John Doe After the anonymous individual’s interruption, John Doe was able to get up and leave. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024 Three plaintiffs are women and four are men, submitted as either Jane Doe or John Doe. Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 And additionally, Swarm was a series created by Donald Glover, aka the first John Doe and…one of the creators of Mr. and Mrs. Smith itself. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Advertisement The student, who is a minor, is named as John Doe in court documents. Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for John Doe 

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“John Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/John%20Doe. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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