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The petition gained new momentum following Parton’s death, soaring past 150,000 signatures this week.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Finally, here’s a petition we can all get behind: renaming the Nashville airport to Dolly Parton International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A similar incident at OpenAI triggered a petition signed by more than 1,000 employees at cutting-edge AI companies calling on the US government to help slow the release of the most advanced AI models.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The family launched a petition to give courts greater powers in similar cases, after Bayliss was again declared unfit in 2026.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Several weeks later, on January 30, 1871, the House Judiciary Committee issued a report in response to Woodhull’s petition.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

She said 700,000 Albertans—out of about five million—have signed petitions either for leaving or staying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

California’s district judges were overrun with emergency petitions for writs of habeas corpus, a legal maneuver rarely used outside death row appeals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

I think there have been upward of 1,200 petitions filed in this district alone, which is an exponential rise.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

They were also more likely to sign petitions, join demonstrations, and support climate policies.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

There had been public meetings in England, protests, petitions, letters—the whole machinery of democratic expression had been set in motion to impress upon the British Government the need for action—and not a thing was done.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Over the years, Narwat has petitioned chief minister, MPs and district officials, and written to the National Human Rights Commission, seeking improvements to the two Khedi Kalan schools.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

His lawyers had since petitioned the court, asking for "proper treatment" from a specialist at the hospital.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Ahead of this month’s trial, Meta petitioned the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to block it on grounds the company was immune from suit under the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The Long-Term Stock Exchange petitioned the SEC to eliminate the quarterly earnings report requirement, The Wall Street Journal reported in September, and within days Trump said he supported the idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

A group of newspapermen petitioned the stewards to see the films.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

“What, was Leo not available?” she asked, as if petitioning the gods.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

Cherneff: Almost immediately after emancipation in Maryland, there were reports of parents petitioning for the freedom of their children.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Constellation is petitioning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to bypass that delay.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

In 2009, after petitioning the court to have her ailing father placed under a conservatorship, Catherine was permitted to visit Peter Falk, who was suffering from dementia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Danny tells them that they have to keep petitioning the school to claim justice.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya