roommate
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Alex Hubben made it a priority, and he was willing to take on a roommate to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
His roommate, the same one he rented with, helps him pay the mortgage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
She got a roommate to help with costs, but the two of them sometimes find themselves using food drives for groceries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
He has since found a roommate who helps pay a substantial portion of the mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Look, I asked some people where they were from and listened to a few songs with my roommate; I didn’t become a different person. Of course I didn’t tell them!”
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
A few times she moved to live with roommates to bring down the cost of renting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
And though the accommodations changed throughout the years, they’d remain roommates through 2010, their debut season in the majors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen reminisced about working two jobs, living with roommates and eating ramen after college.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
After weeks of poring over listings for a place for him and three roommates, Mallot finally found a four-bedroom in the historic and affluent Nob Hill district.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
We headed into the summer, with the University of Chicago Class of 2003 having gotten their acceptance letters and awaiting news about roommates and registration.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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