been had
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I'm not privy to the conversations that have been had within the current set-up, but the naming of such a large squad suggests a certain amount of uncertainty.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“This conversation could have been had through normal channels in a normal way that didn’t involve threats,” said Tidwell, who thinks free association is viable for Greenland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
What made this so hard wasn’t losing him, but losing what might have been had he felt the way I did.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
By 2023, American early adults’ chance of dying was 70 percent higher than it would have been had the lifesaving trends of the early 2000s continued.
From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025
The gravitational field of the star changes the paths of light rays in space-time from what they would have been had the star not been present.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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