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had found

  • past perfect of find.

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By 2014, the program as a whole actually had made money for taxpayers, as the losses were outweighed by repaid loans from companies that had found success.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

But by the time they completed the four-year rule-making process, the insurance industry had found ways around those rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Since 2016, she said in a statement, a review of Aung San statues in more than 100 townships had found some had features "inconsistent with the dignity of such an important historical figure".

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Times had proclaimed that Nathy Peluso had found her musical language.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

For just a moment or two, I thought he had found us a shelter, but I couldn’t see it.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo