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had bitten

  • past perfect of bite.

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Kiana Kang said she wrote the February 2022 warmheartsproject Instagram post, noting that Valerio had bitten the cane-wielding woman.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

The statement came hours after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked at her briefing Wednesday about another allegation that Commander had bitten a White House staffer.

From Washington Times Oct. 4, 2023

By the time she left, she had been smeared by a whisper campaign claiming, among other things, that she had bitten a co-worker.

From Salon Sep. 24, 2023

Perhaps you thought they couldn't do it overseas, or that Ben Stokes had bitten off more than he can chew when he declared at tea on the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2022

Nehemia hadn’t asked her again what had bitten her hand, but had stayed with her, curled up in bed as they talked long into the night.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas