the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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The changes will come into force by Wednesday, the joint U.S.-China statement said. David Brennan, ABC News, 12 May 2025 That effectively means the US will temporarily lower its overall tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while China will cut its levies on American imports from 125% to 10%, according to the joint statement. Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025 The line refers to a 24% figure cited near the top of the joint statement Washington and Beijing released. Eunice Yoon,erin Doherty, CNBC, 12 May 2025 In addition to Ukraine, five of the joint investigation team (JIT) members (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Romania) are participating in the ICPA’s start-up phase. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 11 May 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 May. 2025.

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