petition
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The 62-year-old blamed the crime on "the fervour of youth" in his petition, external seeking early release.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
For now, construction can continue while the administration prepares its petition asking the Supreme Court to hear the case.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
The petition gained new momentum following Parton’s death, soaring past 150,000 signatures this week.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Finally, here’s a petition we can all get behind: renaming the Nashville airport to Dolly Parton International Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The first instance of organized resistance to the suffragist movement took place in 1871 when Godey’s Lady’s Book published a petition to the US Congress opposing votes for women.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Carr said on X that Amazon should focus on its own FCC-established satellite milestones “rather than spending their time and resources filing petitions against companies that are putting thousands of satellites in orbit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The House of Commons allows for Canadians to submit petitions, and there are dozens open at any given time, many receiving just a few hundred signatures.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
California’s district judges were overrun with emergency petitions for writs of habeas corpus, a legal maneuver rarely used outside death row appeals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
There were also reports of parents bringing their petitions to Union Army generals stationed in Maryland.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Along with the crescendo of angry writings and the real fear of more deadly uprisings, Congress was flooded with petitions aimed at ending slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Over the years, Narwat has petitioned chief minister, MPs and district officials, and written to the National Human Rights Commission, seeking improvements to the two Khedi Kalan schools.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
His lawyers had since petitioned the court, asking for "proper treatment" from a specialist at the hospital.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The trust fund fight began in June, when Reiner first petitioned for the money in probate court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta had petitioned for an April 2027 start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
She’d petitioned the DA to drop the obstruction charge.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
“What, was Leo not available?” she asked, as if petitioning the gods.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Last month, California Coastkeeper Alliance and other nonprofit groups tried to expand the clean water protections statewide by petitioning six other regional water boards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Cherneff: Almost immediately after emancipation in Maryland, there were reports of parents petitioning for the freedom of their children.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Thanks in part to The Flight's music, the game is so cinematic that fans have been petitioning for voice actor Patrick Gibson to play Bond in the forthcoming, Denis Villeneuve-directed film.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Pedrito and Jaimito have come and gone a dozen times, petitioning here, visiting a friend with pull there.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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