gavel
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But it’s the inclination to bang the gavel and move on that irks me.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The latest costs relate to a mural depicting a judge in a wig battering a protester with his gavel, which appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 8 September 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
As Roy turned her gavel into a warhammer to defeat the dragon, one supporter shouted out that he would pay $150 for her to automatically do maximum damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
“I can’t tell you how nervous I am to drop the gavel on this one,” Barker said in the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
He had managed some of our earlier preliminary hearings in a suit, but today he was in his robe, gavel firmly in hand.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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