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had happened

  • past perfect
    of happen.
    happen
    verb (used without object)
    to take place; come to pass; occur.

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Indeed, in Brand's trial, one of the complainants told the court she didn't report what had happened to her because she didn't think she would be believed in "those laddish culture times".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Samantha said her son Kaiden was also left extremely frightened by what had happened after trick-or-treating in the County Down village of Rathfriland.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The system then worked, with Alaska courts clarifying the ballot, Sen. Sullivan using the spoiler as an argument against Peltola in the campaign, and the media uncovering what had happened.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

But I almost always had the same feeling on that drive home: that my favorite part of the evening was before anything had happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sitting down at my mom’s desk, I stared at the flickering flames and let my brain churn over everything that had happened.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin