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Gavin

American  
[gav-in] / ˈgæv ɪn /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, neither of whom could be described as ideological allies of Piker, have suggested they would be willing to appear.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Here is the assessment of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Dan Carter, Siya Kolisi, Brian O'Driscoll, Richie McCaw, Gavin Henson, Sebastien Chabal and Danny Cipriani have also, to varying degrees and for differing reasons, cut through in the modern era.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Gavin Farmer, a computer science teacher in North Carolina, said teachers struggle to monitor kids’ screens, using janky software showing tiny versions of their screens on their laptops to spot off-task behavior—all while teaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The rest of us have lunches from home, but Gavin doesn’t, so I ask him, “Don’t you want to go get something to eat?”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen