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dormitory

[dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdɔr mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
living quarters
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In 1999, plainclothes police raided a student dormitory following a demonstration, triggering days of mass protests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

At a dormitory there in her freshman year she discovered luxury: a bed of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Lam Thanh, 50, who manages a dormitory for workers near one of Ho Chi Minh City's estimated 1,000 courts, says the cacophony is proving to be costly.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

"Because then they'd separate you - send one of you to a different dormitory, or even to another institution."

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

The Temple of Lkossa housed worship halls, a library, studies, even a dormitory where candidates and unmarried Sons of the Six slept when off duty.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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