flatmate
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In order to bypass any potential disapproval from their landlords, George and Mildred Roper, who also got their own spin-off TV series, the two women claim their flatmate Robin is gay.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Mphango Simwaka, who moved in with flatmate Sellah that year, was diagnosed with cancer shortly afterwards.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Knox, from Seattle, was 21 when she was arrested in Italy over the murder of her flatmate, Meredith Kercher, a student from Surrey, who was the same age.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Of course this isn't the case for all house-shares - but she thinks having an emotionally distant flatmate can make people "even more lonely" than if they lived alone.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
“My flatmate doesn’t know that I’ve lost my job. So I go into London, as usual, and I go to libraries, to job hunt, to work on my CV.”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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