petitioned
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After being stung by the price swings, farmers petitioned Congress, and future U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Fr Willie Doyle Association petitioned the Irish Church to support its proposal for his canonisation, and the Church opened a diocesan inquiry in 2022.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The lawsuit, filed in South Carolina state court on Thursday by Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Co. and Southern Atlantic Re, comes days after state Insurance Director Michael Wise petitioned to place both companies into rehabilitation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Eighteen parishioners successfully petitioned the Duke of Beaufort to remove Byfield from the position.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Although I had regularly petitioned for a brand-name vacuum cleaner, I'd never said anything about wanting a guitar.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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