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

“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

He claimed that no true “moment of threat” doctrine existed and that the petitioner was inventing a label to distort the 5th Circuit’s reasoning.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2025

"This approach accorded entirely with the relevant rules and guidance and in any event was not unfair to the petitioner," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

Dany found herself glancing at them as yet another petitioner droned on and on.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin