John Doe

as in Joe Blow
an average or ordinary man to John Doe the most important issues in any election are usually those that affect his wallet

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Recent Examples of John Doe In addition to the Rivas brothers, the suit also names the Assembly and 10 unnamed John Doe individuals as defendants. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The cases, Detective Luke Shaw said, include unidentified Jane Doe, whose body was found in 2000, and John Doe from 1994. Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025 Other big stories ➤ AI image helps ID John Doe found near Tucson trail. AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The officer offers up the name John Doe, to which McLeod agrees. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for John Doe
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Noun
  • Under secret balloting, someone might say, hey, here is $5 to vote for Joe Blow, but the voter could take the money and go into the curtained voting booth and vote for Bill Smith.
    Jay Ambrose, Star Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
Noun
  • 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.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This has created bottlenecks for social workers and police officers who often struggle to find spots for people voluntarily asking to get clean.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • It is largely used to bring technology workers from India and other countries stateside to staff major corporations, such as Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon, and Walmart.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025

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“John Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/John%20Doe. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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