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dorm

[dawrm] / dɔrm /
NOUN
campus
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NOUN
dormitory
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And if a party is inappropriate in a dorm room, they don’t shut down the entire dormitory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The criminal complaint alleges that on 21 September, an Ole Miss student was found dead in his dorm room.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Winterich conducted an experiment with college students moving out of dorm rooms.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

I watched the carnage from an NYU dorm room, having just moved to the city to start my freshman year of college.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

“You two need to go back to your dorm with the rest of the cadets,” Callaway said, his voice uncharacteristically stern.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

It’s also a good way to get daily exercise walking or jogging up the hill beyond school dorms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Some students had to live in a Sheraton Hotel, instead of dorms, as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Rec centers were revamped with climbing walls and lazy rivers; dorms gave way to apartment lofts with expansive lounges; campus coffee bars were established with national brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In a documentary capturing the band's early days, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Level Ones and Level Twos scampered toward their dorms.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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