the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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This helps reduce any extra motion in your foot, almost the way an ankle brace might stabilize the joint. Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024 Joseph Stiglitz, who won the Nobel Prize for his market economics research in 2001, spearheaded the joint endorsement among his fellow laureates. Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 There, the joint Egyptian-American team found coffins for men, women and children dating back to the Middle Kingdom (1938 BCE–1630 BCE). Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024 The program is the joint effort of Steinhardt and the Americana Music Foundation. Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024 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 1 Dec. 2024.

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