dormitory
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In 1999, plainclothes police raided a student dormitory following a demonstration, triggering days of mass protests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
She also alleged that the staff member would come into their dormitory room, an allegation repeated by Miyu and the third trainee the BBC interviewed.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Lam Thanh, 50, who manages a dormitory for workers near one of Ho Chi Minh City's estimated 1,000 courts, says the cacophony is proving to be costly.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
The Boston Symphony Orchestra had acquired the property a few years earlier, turning the main house into dormitory housing for student musicians at Tanglewood, its prestigious summer music academy, with an affiliated festival.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The other room was the dormitory: six beds, a lot of dust, a little mildew.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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