petition

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At Tyumen University in Siberia, some 2,000 students signed a petition against a move to make the school’s Wi-Fi accessible only through Max.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Two of Gabriel’s cousins spoke at a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing to demand that the mother’s resentencing petition be denied.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In his petition, Bonta wrote that the sheriff’s department had planned to assign “12 employees working four days a week, five to seven hours each day” to count the votes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Cran said it could reconsider its decision either "on its own motion or on a petition filed by an aggrieved party" within 90 days.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

They complemented one another: Stanton, the thinker, was burdened with family responsibilities; Anthony, the organizer, was a master at the logistics of executing petition campaigns and planning events.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling