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as in plea
an earnest request a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations

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verb

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Recent Examples of petition
Noun
The juveniles have also been charged with murder, attempted armed robbery and second-degree burglary, but in Department of Juvenile Justice petitions. Chris Spargo, People.com, 16 May 2025 Mayor Michelle Wu plans to sign the home rule petition, her office said after the vote. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Verb
Scholtes petitioned the court for permission to travel to Maui with his wife and surviving children from May 1 through May 9 just days after rejecting that plea deal. Chris Spargo, People.com, 12 May 2025 These can take the form of community farm projects, as well as community members petitioning local leaders to focus on land use and zoning policies that support agriculture. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for petition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
Noun
  • Tapper believes conservatives were proven correct in their harsh and at times tactless assessments of Biden’s condition, which clearly worsened in 2023 after his son Hunter faced the possibility of a prison sentence when a plea deal on tax and gun charges fell apart.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • Although Eleanor initially rejects Nina’s pleas for a profile, the cub reporter’s persistence pays off.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • While Kardashian was begging for her life, the men rummaged through her belongings and stole roughly millions of dollars worth of jewelry from her.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 13 May 2025
  • This begs the question: Why is the city of San Diego proposing a monthly fee of $47.59?
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The initiative aims to boost Japan Inc.’s appeal to both foreign and domestic investors.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 May 2025
  • The importance of this immediate appeal of right provided by the UPEPA to a losing UPEPA movant is thus illustrated.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Contact the church office with prayer requests, or email Patricia@bvcc.net Information: (479) 855-1126 or questions@bvcc.net.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
  • Today’s vacant lot or rectory or even empty place of prayer could be tomorrow’s homes for so many people of all faiths — and, in the process, churches struggling to balance their books could get new sources of revenue.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025

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