petitioner

Example Sentences

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The petitioner on Tuesday is First Choice, which runs five pro-life pregnancy centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

“It is highly, highly unusual to be seeking detention of a petitioner given the factual record of today,” Judge Michael Farbiarz said on Friday.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

The petitioner in this case is Barnes’ mother, Janice Hughes Barnes.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2025

"This approach accorded entirely with the relevant rules and guidance and in any event was not unfair to the petitioner," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

In all but one, the government was the petitioner.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander