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dorms

  • plural
    of dorm.
    dorm
    noun
    dormitory.

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In a documentary capturing the band's early days, external, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

There were rumors that Edenwald residents would move into dorms, said Sam Rose, editor of Goucher’s student newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 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

Inside the zone, students in their dorms were told to stay there, while police began evacuating people in academic buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

We couldn’t visit the boys’ dorms after nine o’clock, they couldn’t visit ours.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro