common room

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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

Sixth formers will only be allowed to use a smartphone in their common room.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

Some common room shapes include: rectangular, square, angled and curved.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

One of the earliest video clips, dated April 2017, shows a common room in the jail’s gay and trans dorm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2023

The Fat Lady was snoozing and not pleased to be woken, but swung forward grumpily to allow them to clamber into the mercifully peaceful and empty common room.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling