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join
Verb
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If someone joins two or more things, they bring them together.
Their lives were joined.
They joined hands.
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If someone joins someone else, they do something together.
I will join you on your walk.
Hey, James! Come and join in. We're having fun.
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If someone joins a club, school, etc. they become a member.
Would you like to join our club?
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If someone joins two or more things, they make a connection between them.
The new building is joined to the school by a short hallway.
issue
Noun
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An issue is a particular topic or subject, often one that people are discussing and/or is a problem.
The students raised an important issue in my last class, and I hope we can discuss it today.
We'd like to hire you, but there are some legal issues that we have to consider first.
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An issue of a magazine, newspaper, etc. is the version that is published at one time.
The March issue of The Walrus has an interesting article on healthcare.
issue
Verb
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If you issue something, such as a statement, guidelines or an order, you officially publish it.
The governments of Canada and the United States jointly issued a statement about the recent crash.