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
The company, however, denied that the staff member entered the female dormitory, and said the cameras were installed only in common areas, such as entrances and kitchens, for "safety reasons", following past incidents involving intruders.
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
All twenty-one Thetans slept in an attic dormitory that was kept perpetually dim and hushed so that house members could sleep undisturbed at any time of day.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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