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dormitory

[dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdɔr mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
living quarters
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The contestants stay in a candy-themed dormitory, where they will whisper their thoughts, strategic and emotional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

A student in Huanggang told the BBC that he had thought it was "just an ordinary thunderstorm", until he saw "things started flying through the air outside" the dormitory window.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

This subterranean dormitory is run by Halyna Mysnyk, a 44-year-old subway employee in a red hat and a navy fleece.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

As night fell, forensic investigations continued as white body bags were brought out and lined up outside the dormitory, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

At Saint Elizabeth College, in Morristown, New Jersey, a woman raced down a dormitory hall screaming, “A rocket is coming from Mars. We're all going to be killed!”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

They opened stands in workers’ dormitories, village markets and universities, chasing cheap rent and foot traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Eleven people were arrested on site -— four Poles and seven Ukrainians -- caught in bed around 6:00am local time in makeshift dormitories set up near the machinery.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

According to the university's website, classes for the new term were set to begin on Monday and campus dormitories opened for returning students on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

One chimpanzee, Yvan, eventually picked up the crystal and deliberately carried it back to the dormitories.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

The schoolhouse lay south of the rows of girls’ dormitories.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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