Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Last month, the company drew unfavorable attention when a U.S. journalist, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, complained it had censored her user profile in China over its contents.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
At one point, Minaj even said she did not plan on returning to the platform that had censored her.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2021
As a result, many “Good Fight” viewers interpreted the sign as a satirical gesture, not a real indication that CBS had censored a forbidden subject.
From The New Yorker ● May 7, 2019
Ms. Mashek asked why he had censored himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2018
Nature had censored observation by covering the spectacle with the mantle of indefiniteness.
From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Floyd Gibbons
