petitioner
Example Sentences
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The petitioner suggests repurposing a building at nearby Chapelfield Gardens as a dovecote and source of food, in the hope it diverts pigeons away from the market.
From BBC
The report recommends listing lions “in an area largely coinciding” with what the petitioners requested, which includes the Santa Ana, San Gabriel, San Bernardino, Santa Monica, Santa Cruz and Tehachapi mountains.
From Los Angeles Times
The petitioner on Tuesday is First Choice, which runs five pro-life pregnancy centers.
Damon Landor, the petitioner, wore long dreadlocks for almost 20 years as an expression of his beliefs as a Rastafarian – part of a biblical practice known as the “Nazarite vow.”
From Salon
Two years later, the court dismissed the petition, directing the petitioner to approach a committee handling transfers of wild animals by zoos.
From BBC
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