gavel
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Appeared in the November 22, 2025, print edition as 'The Man With the Gavel at Sotheby’s'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
“Microsoft is his legal road map,” said Andrew I. Gavel, an antitrust expert and law professor at Howard University.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2023
The Golden Gavel Award has been used since the late 1960s to acknowledge the services of those who preside over the Senate for 100 hours during any given session.
From Fox News • Feb. 5, 2020
After nearly two decades of trying, Gavel was playing in his first final, so it was kind of a big deal for him.
From Golf Digest • Dec. 24, 2019
"You must admit, sir," said Dr. Glasson, addressing Mr. Gavel, "that circumstances are beginning to look too strong for you."
From True Tilda by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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