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petition

[puh-tish-uhn] / pəˈtɪʃ ən /




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It has collected a petition of 13,000 signatures and said hundreds of students will gather in Westminster on Thursday, before a small group delivers their requests to the Department for Education.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

A 2022 color additive petition filed by two dozen food safety and health advocates found that Red Dye No. 3 caused cancer in laboratory male rats exposed to high levels of the dye.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The administrative-law judge ultimately denied Sleca’s petition for abandonment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Government lawyers are scheduled to reply to her petition a week after Tax Day.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

A scan of the petition is attached to this email.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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