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petition

[puh-tish-uhn] / pəˈtɪʃ ən /




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A petition to cut the VAT rate in pubs, bars and restaurants has now had nearly 200,000 signatures.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths,” reads the petition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

According to the petition, Nick Reiner should have received half of the money when he turned 30, with the other half available to him five years later.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Heather Madrid, 40, a community organizer who led an unsuccessful petition to pause data-center development, said the camp “is going to be just dropped in the middle of a neighborhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The cookie basket was empty save one bag, and they had gathered twenty more signatures on the petition.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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