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The term “travesti” was long reserved for transgender people in Latin America, namely those whose gender expressions leaned feminine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, Evans has tried other approaches, namely the courts.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Africa CDC warned that other countries on the continent - namely Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia - are at risk from an outbreak.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

OpenAI will have to overcome a host of other challenges, namely concerns about whether the company will be able to generate enough revenue to support its giant data-center spending commitments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And now that she was doing something difficult and familiar and never quite predictable, namely lying, she felt a sort of mastery again, the same sense of complexity and control that the alethiometer gave her.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman