the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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Starbucks will hold the remaining 40% and continue to license the brand and intellectual property to the joint venture. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025 Under the joint venture structure, the coffee chain will retain a 40% stake and maintain its rights to license its brand and intellectual property. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025 Starbucks will retain a 40% interest in the joint venture and will continue to own and license the brand and intellectual property to the new entity, the companies said. CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025 Diddy is now detained on the joint military base with the likes of ex-NBA star Sebastian Telfair (who was convicted in mid-2023 with over a dozen other players of defrauding the league’s healthcare plan for millions) and around 4,000 other inmates. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Nov. 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 8 Nov. 2025.

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