petition
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The ITC ruled 2-1 in April in favor of a “global safeguard” petition alleging that quartz imports are causing “substantial” harm to domestic producers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
CodeNEXT was revised three times before dying in 2018 after a petition to force a vote on the project collected thousands of signatures.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Fernandez appealed and lost, filed a federal habeas petition and was denied, and then finally moved to reduce his sentence under compassionate release.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
Thousands of people signed a petition to save it.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
I guessed it had something to do with Stephanie’s petition.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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