the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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Going through their late mother’s accounts, Sara notices that the joint account Josh shared with her is overdrawn. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 Banijay Americas labels Bunim/Murray Productions and 51 Minds Entertainment have announced the joint promotion of Margaret Morales and Mike Vanderlinde to vice president, production, at the two labels. Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026 It is being developed by MBDA under the joint Franco-British FC/ASW program. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026 Iran’s state media, however, said the joint military command denied that. E. Eduardo Castillo, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026 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 18 Apr. 2026.

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