petition

Example Sentences

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But MPs are aware that parents fear any erosion of legal rights, with an active campaign underway called Save Our Children's Rights petitioning the government.

From BBC

Online petitions urging school boards to drop Lifetouch have also appeared.

From Salon

At one point, guns being kept in the residence were taken by police and later given back when someone living there petitioned for them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guns were seized from the suspect's home in the past, police had said, but were returned after a successful petition from the firearms' owner.

From BBC

A petition to stop the removal of the model now has more than 20,000 signatures.

From BBC