the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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What To Know The Russian Defense Ministry said the joint air patrol, which lasted about eight hours, involved Russian Tu-95MS and Chinese H-6K bombers, which flew over the Sea of Japan—also known as the East Sea—the East China Sea and the western Pacific. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Ligaments connect two bones together maintaining stability of the joint. Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025 Also on the station are four astronauts who are part of the joint NASA and SpaceX mission known as Crew-11. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025 But if the partnership proves fruitful, the idea is to let the joint operating authority just keep running things. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 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 14 Dec. 2025.

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