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- a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations
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- petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship
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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of petition was in the 14th century
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