joe

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SAN FRANCISCO—Mayor Daniel Lurie strode into Alushe Coffee Bar and asked the surprised couple behind the counter for two things: a cup of joe and if they could say a few words into his iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Who wouldn’t be cranky about paying $6 for a dark roast cup of joe?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Sig’s baby was born 70 years ago this autumn, on Nov. 17, when he first demonstrated how it could alert any ordinary joe schmoe listening to the radio.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

Their coffee remains “Black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love,” a Turkish proverb that also encompasses the die-hard attitude that so many folks have for their cup of joe.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2023

Maybe that’s what joe felt for the first time in a long time.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols