petitioner

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The Commerce Department “should be concerned about who the petitioner is,” said Pasquale Casillo, who oversees exports at Pastificio Liguori, one of the affected pasta companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Two years later, the court dismissed the petition, directing the petitioner to approach the committee handling transfers of wild animals by zoos.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

“It is highly, highly unusual to be seeking detention of a petitioner given the factual record of today,” Judge Michael Farbiarz said on Friday.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

Earls warns that such a preliminary injunction should be granted only if the petitioner demonstrates a likelihood of success, something Griffin has manifestly failed to do.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2025

In all but one, the government was the petitioner.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander