petitioning

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Constellation is petitioning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to bypass that delay.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Earlier this year, SpaceX filed an application with the FCC petitioning to launch up to a million satellites as part of an “orbital data center.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In 2009, after petitioning the court to have her ailing father placed under a conservatorship, Catherine was permitted to visit Peter Falk, who was suffering from dementia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

So the game's world governing body is petitioning for special dispensation to review corners at this summer's World Cup.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

“Then pardon me while I have one. My system is petitioning for appeasement.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole