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petitions

  • plural
    of petition.
    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.
  • present tense form
    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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A week after the floodwaters receded, Angelenos started circulating petitions that would recall the corrupt Shaw from office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

“No further petitions for rehearing will be entertained,” the order said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

As the question lingers as to how Fortune died, petitions online signed by tens of thousands of people have called for more transparency, and members of US Congress have asked for federal intervention.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Masha Hansford, a veteran Supreme Court advocate who now represents Maxwell, said she has seen petitions written by practicing lawyers that are “far weaker” than the 35-page petition he managed to put together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

There are other meetings like ours being held, petitions being passed around, and calls for action.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman