as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united
the joining of the original house and the later addition is barely noticeable
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Noun
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Researchers have created a new molecule that naturally forms p/n junctions, structures that are vital for converting sunlight into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Mountains and forests rush by outside, broken up by junctions, barriers and bridges, the quality of light shifts along with the seasons.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2025
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Prosecutors said Curtis Doll, 42, took around $4,000 from the department’s School Safety Patrol Program, a crossing guard program aimed at helping elementary school students safely cross the street at uncontrolled intersections near schools throughout the city.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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As the vehicles have become more visible on local roads, drivers and pedestrians have posted videos questioning how the autonomous cars respond to unusual traffic situations, including malfunctioning traffic lights or complicated intersections.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The dome itself has a surface area of 128 sq m (1,378 sq ft), made up of transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) panels for the outer skin, supported by VikingDome's T-STAR system of 245 steel structural bars, connected with 76 joins on the sphere and 10 on the base.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Dec. 2025
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Last Flight Out joins previously announced Five Secrets, a spec Apple preemptively purchased before Chernin could take it to market.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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That revulsion, though, is usually expressed tonally rather than verbally—in the loveless couplings, or in the cold white privacy of yet another bathroom stall.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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But, while the couplings appeared to take, the red pigeon never appeared to fertilize the eggs of his new partner.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Joinings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joinings. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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