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Discover LudwigThe phrase "filed a petition" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe the action of submitting a formal request or appeal to a court or other governing body. Example: The group of citizens filed a petition with the city council, asking for the park to be renovated.
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Mayo filed a petition for certiorari.
Mayo again filed a petition for certiorari, which we granted.
AOL filed a petition for writ of mandamus.
Lorenzo then filed a petition for certiorari in this Court.
Halo filed a petition for writ of certiorari.
The tribe filed a petition for federal recognition in 1978.
Bankruptcy, on the other hand, results from a legal adjudication that the debtor has filed a petition or that creditors have filed a petition against him.
SIPC filed a petition in district court, and Judge Englemeyer approved that petition.
MetroPCS, a smaller wireless company, also filed a petition urging the commission to block the transaction.
Ms. Bruesewitz's parents filed a petition under the compensation program created by the 1986 law.
The tribe's court fight began in 1978, when it filed a petition for recognition.
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