the joint

noun

US slang
: prison
five years in the joint

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President Trump, in his 2025 address to the joint session of Congress, on March 4, 2025, sought to highlight the accomplishments of the opening weeks of his second administration. CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025 President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address before the joint session of Congress was an all-out Republican pitch for tariffs, governmental restructuring, restricting immigration and shaping foreign policy. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025 Trump is set to address the joint session and is expected to defend tariffs that sent the stock market tumbling in the first major speech of his second term. James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Last night, President Donald Trump delivered an address before the joint session of Congress, gathering political leaders in the House Chamber of Washington’s U.S. Capitol. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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