common room
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It will also showcase other beloved moments, including Hermione Granger, played by Emma Watson, casting the Petrificus Totalus spell on Neville Longbottom, played by Matthew Lewis, in the Gryffindor common room.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
On the evening of Jan. 15, 26 undergrads gathered for dinner in a common room at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to debate the fairness of college admissions post-affirmative action.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Some common room shapes include: rectangular, square, angled and curved.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Seated adjacent to the facility’s dingy common room, we became, in the playwright’s own staging, fellow residents.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2023
Walter sat in a common room with older, heavily medicated people watching TV It was jarring to see him sitting in a hospital gown among people so compromised and infirm.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
