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had claimed

  • past perfect
    of claim.
    claim
    verb (used with object)
    to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.

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Abu Agila Mas'ud al-Marimi had claimed he was the victim of an illegal rendition when he was transferred into US custody from Libya in 2022.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Jeffries had claimed he was suffering from severe dementia and was unfit to proceed to trial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Hours earlier, Mundubile, 55, had claimed a first-round win in the presidential election and said his party had also secured a parliamentary majority.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

They had claimed that Proposition 39 would make voting easier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

As you know, the wilderness can be a harsh place, and while Roz was away it had claimed its share of her friends.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown