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dorm

[dawrm] / dɔrm /
NOUN
campus
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NOUN
dormitory
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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

As the class of 2026 looks toward the future after securing their diplomas, some are preparing to move from their dorm room back to their childhood bedroom.

From MarketWatch May 21, 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

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

The dorm was pitch-black except for a red flashing light in the corner of the ceiling that I’d never seen before.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

It has sold property, rented out dorms, trimmed a third of its faculty, cut courses and about doubled its endowment withdrawals.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

She recalls that a few weeks after she arrived at the home, she first began hearing "whispers about what was going on in the girls' dorms".

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

Today, hip hop plays at weddings, fills Ivy League dorms and blares from cycling studios in wealthy suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

But when I turned into the street with our dorms, I saw Javi sitting on the ground beneath one of the trees in front of Jules’s dorm.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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