gavel

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Last year, a mural unveiled on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building - depicting a judge wielding a gavel over a protestor - was also quickly erased.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“Now that the gavel has fallen on Donald Trump’s tariffs, the question is how the U.S. president will try to save face,” said Ed Yardeni, president and founder of Yardeni Research.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

He always uses a wooden gavel, now chipped, that his father gave him roughly 25 years ago before he died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Johnson banged on the gavel, demanding order as the commotion continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

Ethan swigs down a big gulp of milk and brings the bottle down like a gavel.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson