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petition

[puh-tish-uhn] / pəˈtɪʃ ən /




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“Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths,” reads the petition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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

Her petition has gained more than 40,000 signatures and she is planning on taking it to parliament later this year.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

A scan of the petition is attached to this email.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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