the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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Thomas Frank has preferred to build a solid base and Spurs have conceded the joint-fourth-fewest big chances (12, level with Sunderland, Manchester City and Brighton). Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025 This is significantly short of the $1B figure reported when the Bond deal was agreed, but as Deadline noted at the time, the structure of the joint venture was unknown and could have included Amazon stock options. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025 Of course, as revealed in the initial deal, the Broccoli family will continue to have economic exposure to the Bond franchise through the joint venture structure of the deal. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025 Shortly after the joint venture was announced, Amy Pascal and David Heyman were tapped to produce the next Bond installment. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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