petition
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The proposed measure garnered more than 1 million petition signatures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
According to the petition, Nick Reiner should have received half of the money when he turned 30, with the other half available to him five years later.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Heather Madrid, 40, a community organizer who led an unsuccessful petition to pause data-center development, said the camp “is going to be just dropped in the middle of a neighborhood.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Another petition, titled "support the ceramics industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills", has reached more than 105,000 signatures, passing the threshold to be considered for a debate in Parliament.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
It gave the Vanderbeeker kids the perfect opportunity to collect signatures for their petition while their parents were gone.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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