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Gavin

American  
[gav-in] / ˈgæv ɪn /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California’s landmark climate law, celebrating a rare show of bipartisan unity amid deepening political polarization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Others backing Silicon Data include VanEck, the ETF and mutual-fund manager, and the Valor Atreides AI Fund, a venture-capital fund of hedge-fund manager Gavin Baker and SpaceX board member Antonio Gracias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“This is potentially more of a swan song for Xavier Becerra, the icing on the cake for a long and distinguished political career, and for Gavin Newsom, it was a stepping stone,” Rosales said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"One of the things AI is very good at is forecasting," WattTime co-founder Gavin McCormick said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Gavin is smiling and my face looks like it doesn't know what to do.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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