the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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JPMorgan and financial services firm Guotai Haitong were among the joint bookrunners. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025 Dealing with these critical shortfalls will require either major budget increases—unlikely in the current environment—or major cuts elsewhere in the joint force structure. Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025 Grant held the joint for Chelsea, who remained silent and still, and instructed her on her intake and exhale. Andrew Martin, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025 Prune For Maintenance And Size To prune for size and fuller growth, after flowering, use sharp pruners to cut back each branch by one or two segments, or phylloclades, at the joint where the segments connect, or twist off the segments with your fingers, being careful not to tear the fleshy pads. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 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 Dec. 2025.

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