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The men got something out of their vehicle and the shooting happened during a drug deal over marijuana in the dorm room, according to the arrest warrant.
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ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz native, was a long-time Caribbean resident and owned Hotel Puerto Viejo, a dorm-style hostel in Puerto Viejo de Telemanca.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
The sky outside the classroom in the prison wing, considered an honors dorm of sorts by prison officials because it’s reserved for inmates in the PLUS program, is cloudy on this January morning.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
One spring day, out of the blue, a fellow MBA student knocked at my dorm room.
—Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz native, was a long-time Caribbean resident and owned Hotel Puerto Viejo, a dorm-style hostel in Puerto Viejo de Telemanca.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
The sky outside the classroom in the prison wing, considered an honors dorm of sorts by prison officials because it’s reserved for inmates in the PLUS program, is cloudy on this January morning.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
One spring day, out of the blue, a fellow MBA student knocked at my dorm room.
—Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorm
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Wood argues that colleges are not only staffed with a disproportionate number of radicals who indoctrinate the students but also have turned everything from dormitory management to the dining halls over to the left.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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So far, talks about a $50 million dormitory have focused on property near the athletic building.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Restaurant options include the classic Paesano; Henry’s Hi-Life, located in a former boardinghouse; and the Littlest Little Italy, which comprises several eateries and a wine shop.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2026
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In one stunning moment, Marty, trying to take a shower in a flophouse, ends up falling through the ceiling and onto a shady man (Abel Ferrara) trying to give his dog a bath in the unit below.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a recurring theme, an unmarried female Haitian in the flophouse is pregnant.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorm. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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