petitioned

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A trade group that launched last year, called the Association of Value Airlines, recently petitioned the government for a $2.5 billion pool that budget carriers can tap to “keep airfares affordable.”

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Earlier this year, SpaceX petitioned the FCC for permission to launch up to a million satellites as part of an “orbital data center.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Other groups have petitioned the board to limit Diablo Canyon’s Clean Water Act certificate to 2030, rather than 2045.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel has already petitioned the country's Supreme Court against the law.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In 1936, a delegation headed by the Parrish Street Gang petitioned the city for a twelfth grade at all-black Hillside Park High School.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson