as in John Doe
an average or ordinary man
the typical Joe Blow can't afford to stay at the new five-star hotel
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Peacock says to her knowledge, Pumphrey is the oldest John Doe ever identified with genetic genealogy.
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Most of the tour’s SoCal appearances have had two opening acts, Lucinda Williams and the John Doe Folk Trio, and there are no skips in that triple-bill.
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Benj Steinman, president of Beer Marketer’s Insight, said Yuengling is among the last regional brewers left standing in an age of consolidation, giving it craft beer cachet at something closer to a Joe Six-Pack price.
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“Joe Blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Joe%20Blow. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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