The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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But the same research suggests they are also more sceptical about democratic institutions and less engaged by political protests or petitions.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
She made it easier for them to hold a vote, lowering the number of signatures needed on petitions to trigger a referendum and giving them more time to collect them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Most obviously, Justice Brett Kavanaugh acts as the circuit justice who is assigned primary responsibility for reviewing petitions from the 8th Circuit.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
County courts received nearly 15,000 petitions for domestic violence restraining orders and dismissed 57% of them due to procedural delays from the person making the request.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
One of Ruby Archuleta’s Milagro Land and Water Protection Association petitions was making the rounds, and, laughing triumphantly, people were signing like mad.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
