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dormitory

[dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdɔr mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
living quarters
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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

Detainees in his dormitory submitted a grievance about commissary prices, Parada Calderon said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The 28 May fire tore through the upper floor of a dormitory containing 135 bunk beds and housing 202 students, forcing them to flee through a single doorway after the emergency exit failed to open.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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

“I think the ones up behind the dormitory would be safer. There’s too much activity down here.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

North Korean workers in Russia typically live in dormitories next to production facilities, said Alisa Svitova, a 21-year-old student who worked this year as an interpreter for North Korean laborers in Russian agricultural factories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

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

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

Overcrowding in dormitories and the failure to follow safety guidelines have frequently been blamed for the high number of casualties.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Dicey sat on a bench near her family’s hiding place and looked across the park to a long wall of college dormitories.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt


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