petitioned

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A trade group that launched last year, called the Association of Value Airlines, recently petitioned the government for a $2.5 billion pool that budget carriers can tap to “keep airfares affordable.”

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The New York Times had petitioned the judge in White Plains, New York, to unseal the note, arguing there was no need to keep it secret.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro, which make mifepristone, petitioned the Supreme Court on Saturday to lift the stay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Other groups have petitioned the board to limit Diablo Canyon’s Clean Water Act certificate to 2030, rather than 2045.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The United Mine Workers of America petitioned for a special prosecutor in an effort to insure an unbiased prosecution, dateline: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 7, 1923.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell