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

“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

It sold for $250,000 at the gavel, or $318,000 after the auctioneer’s premium.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

The trial opens with a slam of the gavel that rings throughout the courtroom.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti