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petition

[puh-tish-uhn] / pəˈtɪʃ ən /




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The proposed measure garnered more than 1 million petition signatures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“Those trusts, and Nick’s interest in them, are not at issue here,” the petition reads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths," the petition, filed Monday, says.

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

The cookie basket was empty save one bag, and they had gathered twenty more signatures on the petition.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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