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common room

NOUN
sitting room in a residential community or school
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Sweaty, exhausted and streaked in grass stains, the families gathered in the common room for the deciding match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

A guard yelled into the common room, summoning Wilber during the early afternoon of June 26.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Sixth formers will only be allowed to use a smartphone in their common room.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025

Door duty puts Ventura’s name toward the top of the list for work — other volunteers, who agree to clean the common room or parking lot, also get top-of-list privileges.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

The whole common room fell silent, staring, petrified, at the entrance.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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