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is petitioning

  • present progressive
    of petition (3rd person singular).
    petition
    noun
    a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit.

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Alison Fure, 68, is petitioning Kingston Council to begin phasing out plastic decorative items, including ornaments, flowers, and windmills, on graves.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Not only are the new editions Straczynski’s idea; he is petitioning the city of Los Angeles to give “Ellison Wonderland” landmark status so that it might be opened as a museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Ever Credit Ltd., a Hong Kong lender, is petitioning the city’s High Court to shut down Country Garden.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

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

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole