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Jamal

American  
[juh-mahl] / dʒəˈmɑl /
Or Jamaal

noun

  1. a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “beauty.”


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Nazmia Jamal, an academic who recently organized a monthly reading group there called Lesbians Talk Issues, said no other venue in the area would have hosted the event.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Those relationships recovered after many Wall Street figures shunned the gathering in 2018 following the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Porter’s relatives and their attorney, Jamal Tooson, have repeatedly said Porter was no threat to anyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Jamal now looks likely to be called as a witness at the trial, giving the jury the chance to hear his testimony for themselves, and the defence an opportunity to challenge his version of events.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

We were packing up to go, when Jamal came by.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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