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had

American  
[had] / hæd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of have.

had British  
/ hæd /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of have

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Any hope of a comeback for the Trojans on Saturday had slipped away by the midpoint of the second half.

From Los Angeles Times

Rangers had a "£20m net spend" in the summer and went again in January in a major way.

From BBC

That will also have contained a large dose of smugness towards the Leeds fans, who had been throwing insults towards him during the game, according to the Spaniard.

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After winning their award for best group, Wolf Alice's singer Ellie Roswell spoke up for small independent artists and venues, noting that 30 pubs and clubs had closed in the last year.

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Iran has had only two supreme leaders since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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