off campus

idiom

: in housing not provided by a school
She prefers living off campus.

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The pamphlet also included a list of demands calling on the university to divest from Israel and to keep police and ICE agents off campus. Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025 The fight happened just off campus around North 54th Avenue and North Hills Drive, said Deanna Bettineschi, spokeswoman for the Hollywood Police Department. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 Alex House, a spokeswoman with the University of Alabama, which is in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said that the student was detained off campus. Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 The arrest stemmed from an investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations’ cyber crime unit, leading to an arrest off campus Thursday, SDSU police Chief Gregory Murphy said. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for off campus

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“Off campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20campus. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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