dorm
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Although Celenza hopes to continue spreading the message that eating healthy and high quality doesn’t have to come with a huge price tag, the struggle was never only about being broke in a dorm kitchen.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
His savings had run out, his father had stopped financially supporting his tuition, and in his final days on campus, he was suspended for bringing a woman to his dorm room, according to his memoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
At the time, the social media tycoon—who founded Facebook from inside his Harvard University dorm room—was worth $13.5 billion.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
In college, I found a treadle machine in an empty dorm room, oiled it and made a blouse and quilt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Marsha could never quite get used to hearing women screaming and hollering inexplicably throughout the night in a crowded dorm.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
He flies into the city every Monday for his job, stays in free dorms for firefighters during the week, and returns to Idaho every Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
In a documentary capturing the band's early days, external, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
Digital spaces can still provide community without that friction, which is why so many college students spend so much time in their dorms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
I’d been begging, literally begging, my mom for most of my life to let me live in one of the dorms.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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