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The Foreign Press Association, which represents journalists operating in Israel, has been petitioning the court to lift the ban, arguing that "unprecedented restrictions" had "hindered independent reporting".

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

UnCommon Law has been petitioning the parole board to make an official determination that the tests from that time period won’t be use in its decisions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025

Since December, the USW has been petitioning local politicians to do everything they can to save their jobs.

From Fox News • Jul. 11, 2021

One mother has been petitioning authorities since receiving a letter on March 30 from her daughter - one of at least 20 Belgian women in the camps.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2018

That distinguished Parisienne, Mme. de Valsayre, has been petitioning the French legislature in favor of the emancipation of women from petticoats.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)